Definition of continue

verb (v)

• continue a certain state, condition, or activity (verb.stative)

  Synonym: go along, go on, keep, proceed
  Antonym: discontinue
  

  Example:
  We continued to work into the night.
  

  source: wordnet30
• continue talking (verb.communication)

  Synonym: carry on, go on, proceed
  

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• keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last (verb.stative)

  Synonym: bear on, carry on, preserve, uphold
  Antonym: cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, stop
  

  Example:
  Continue the family tradition.
  

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• move ahead; travel onward in time or space (verb.motion)

  Synonym: go forward, proceed
  

  Example:
  She continued in the direction of the hills.
  

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• allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature (verb.social)

  Synonym: keep, keep on, retain
  

  Example:
  We cannot continue several servants any longer.
  

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• do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop (verb.stative)

  Synonym: persist in
  

  Example:
  We continued our research into the cause of the illness.
  

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• continue after an interruption (verb.stative)

  Example:
  The demonstration continued after a break for lunch.
  

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• continue in a place, position, or situation (verb.stative)

  Synonym: remain, stay, stay on
  

  Example:
  She continued as deputy mayor for another year.
  

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• span an interval of distance, space or time (verb.stative)

  Synonym: cover, extend
  

  Example:
  The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles.
  

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• exist over a prolonged period of time (verb.change)

  Example:
  The bad weather continued for two more weeks.
  

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• To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay. (verb)

  source: webster1913
• To unite; to connect. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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