Continue (Verb)
Meaning 1
Span an interval of distance, space or time; "The war extended over five years"; "The period covered the turn of the century"; "My land extends over the hills on the horizon"; "This farm covers some 200 acres"; "The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 2
Allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature; "We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could"; "She retained her composure"; "this garment retains its shape even after many washings".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 3
Keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 4
Continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 5
Continue talking; "`I know it's hard', he continued, `but there is no choice'"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 6
Continue in a place, position, or situation; "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She continued as deputy mayor for another year".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 7
Move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 8
Do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop; "We continued our research into the cause of the illness"; "The landlord persists in asking us to move".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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- She will continue fighting for equality and justice in her community.
- The researchers continued their experiments despite the lack of funding.
- They continue to innovate and improve their products to stay competitive.
- The company will continue to operate under the new ownership group.
- I will continue to learn and grow with this new experience every day.
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Meaning 9
Continue after an interruption; "The demonstration continued after a break for lunch".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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- The lecture continued after the fire alarm was silenced and the building was deemed safe.
- The band continued to play after the sudden power outage was resolved.
- The meeting continued after the delay caused by the late arrival of the key speaker.
- The construction work continued after the inspection team gave the green light.
- The debate continued after the moderator intervened to restore order.
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Meaning 10
Exist over a prolonged period of time; "The bad weather continued for two more weeks".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..