to go on after suspension or interruption: The program continued after an intermission.
2.
to go on or keep on, as in some course or action; extend: The road continues for three miles.
3.
to last or endure: The strike continued for two months.
4.
to remain in a particular state or capacity: The general agreed to continue in command of the army.
5.
to remain in a place; abide; stay: Let us continue in this house forever.
–verb (used with object)
6.
to go on with or persist in: to continue an action.
7.
to carry on from the point of suspension or interruption: He continued the concert after the latecomers were seated.
8.
to extend from one point to another in space; prolong.
9.
to say in continuation.
10.
to cause to last or endure; maintain or retain, as in a position.
11.
to carry over, postpone, or adjourn; keep pending, as a legal proceeding.
[Origin: 1300–50; ME (< AF) < L continuāre to make all one, v. deriv. of continuuscontinuous]
—Related forms
con·tin·u·a·ble, adjective
con·tin·u·er, noun
con·tin·u·ing·ly, adverb
—Synonyms 3.Continue,endure,persist,persevere,last,remain imply existing uninterruptedly for an appreciable length of time. Continue implies duration or existence without break or interruption. Endure, used of people or things, implies persistent continuance against influences that tend to weaken, undermine, or destroy. Persist and persevere, used principally of people, both imply firm and steadfast continuance in the face of opposition. Persist suggests human opposition: He persisted after he had been warned; and persevere suggests opposition from any source, often an impersonal one: He persevered despite fatigue. Last often applies to something that holds out to a desired end, fresh, unimpaired, or unexhausted, sometimes under conditions that tend to produce the opposite effect: They had provisions enough to last all winter. Remain is esp. applied to what continues without change in its essential state: He remained a bachelor.
To go on with a particular action or in a particular condition; persist.
To exist over a prolonged period; last.
To remain in the same state, capacity, or place: She continued as mayor for a second term.
To go on after an interruption; resume: The negotiations continued after a break for lunch.
v.
tr.
To carry forward; persist in: The police will continue their investigation.
To carry further in time, space, or development; extend.
To cause to remain or last; retain.
To carry on after an interruption; resume.
Law To postpone or adjourn.
[Middle English continuen, from Old French continuer, from Latin continuāre, from continuus, continuous, from continēre, to hold together; see contain.]
c.1340, from O.Fr. continuer (13c.), from L. continuare "make or be continuous," from continuus "uninterrupted," from continere (intransitive) "to hang together" (see contain). Continual is early 14c., from O.Fr. continuel, from L. continuus. That which is continual is that which is either always going on or recurs at short intervals and never comes to an end; that which is continuous (1642) is that in which there is no break between the beginning and the end.
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" [ant: discontinue]
2.
continue talking; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"
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" [ant: cease]
4.
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" [syn: proceed]
5.
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" [syn: retain]
6.
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"
7.
continue after an interruption; "The demonstration continued after a break for lunch"
8.
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" [syn: stay]
9.
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" [syn: cover]
10.
exist over a prolonged period of time; "The bad weather continued for two more weeks"
to go on being, doing etc; to last or keep on Example: She continued to run; They continued running; He will continue in his present job; The noise continued for several hours; The road continues for 150 kilometres.
Arabic:
يَبْقى، يَدوم، يَسْتَمِر
Chinese (Simplified):
延续, 延伸
Chinese (Traditional):
延續, 延伸
Czech:
pokračovat, setrvat
Danish:
fortsætte med; vedblive med
Dutch:
doorgaan
Estonian:
jätkama, jätkuma
Finnish:
jatkaa, jatkua
French:
continuer
German:
fortfahren
Greek:
συνεχίζω, συνεχίζομαι
Hungarian:
folytat(ódik)
Icelandic:
halda áfram
Indonesian:
meneruskan
Italian:
continuare
Japanese:
続ける
Korean:
계속하다
Latvian:
turpināt; turpināties
Lithuanian:
toliau ką daryti, tęsti(s), trukti
Norwegian:
fortsette; gå videre, holde på
Polish:
kontynuować, trwać, ciągnąć się
Portuguese (Brazil):
continuar
Portuguese (Portugal):
continuar
Romanian:
a continua
Russian:
продолжать(ся)
Slovak:
pokračovať, trvať
Slovenian:
nadaljevati (se)
Spanish:
continuar
Swedish:
fortsätta
Turkish:
devam etmek, sür(dür)mek
continue2[kənˈtinjuː]verb
to go on (with) often after a break or pause Example: He continued his talk after the interval; This story is continued on p.53.
Con*tin"u*al\, a. [OE. continuel, F. continuel. See Continue.]1. Proceeding without interruption or cesstaion; continuous; unceasing; lasting; abiding. He that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast. --Prov. xv. 15. 2. Occuring in steady and rapid succession; very frequent; often repeated. The eye is deligh by a continental succession of small landscapes. --W. Irwing. Continual proportionals (Math.), quantities in continued proportion. --Brande & C. Syn: Constant; prepetual; incessant; unceasing; uninterrupted; unintermitted; continuous. See Constant, and Continuous.
Con*tin"u*ate\, a. [L. continuatus, p. p. See Continue.]1. Immediately united together; intimately connected. [R.] We are of Him and in Him, even as though our very flesh and bones should be made continuate with his. --Hooker. 2. Uninterrupted; unbroken; continual; continued. An untirable and continuate goodness. --Shak.
Con*tin"ue\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Continued; p. pr. & vb. n. Continuing.] [F. continuer, L. continuare, -tinuatum, to connect, continue, fr. continuus. See Continuous, and cf. Continuate.]1. To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay. Here to continue, and build up here A growing empire. --Milton. They continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat. --Matt. xv. 32. 2. To be permanent or durable; to endure; to last. But now thy kingdom shall not continue. --1 Sam. xiii. 14. 3. To be steadfast or constant in any course; to persevere; to abide; to endure; to persist; to keep up or maintain a particular condition, course, or series of actions; as, the army continued to advance. If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed. --John viii. 31. Syn: To persevere; persist. See Persevere.
Con*tin"ue\, v. t. 1. To unite; to connect. [Obs.] the use of the navel is to continue the infant unto the mother. --Sir T. browne. 2. To protract or extend in duration; to preserve or persist in; to cease not. O continue thy loving kindness unto them that know thee. --Ps. xxxvi. 10. You know how to make yourself happy by only continuing such a life as you have been long acustomed to lead. --Pope. 3. To carry onward or extend; to prolong or produce; to add to or draw out in length. A bridge of wond'rous length, From hell continued, reaching th' utmost orb of this frail world. --Milton. 4. To retain; to suffer or cause to remain; as, the trustees were continued; also, to suffer to live. And how shall we continue Claudio. --Shak.
Per`se*vere"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Persevered; p. pr. & vb. n. Persevering.] [F. pers['e]v['e]rer, L. perseverare, fr. perseverus very strict; per + severus strict, severe. See Per-, and Severe.] To persist in any business or enterprise undertaken; to pursue steadily any project or course begun; to maintain a purpose in spite of counter influences, opposition, or discouragement; not to give or abandon what is undertaken. Thrice happy, if they know Their happiness, and persevere upright. --Milton. Syn: To Persevere, Continue, Persist. Usage: The idea of not laying aside is common to these words. Continue is the generic term, denoting simply to do as one has done hitherto. To persevere is to continue in a given course in spite of discouragements, etc., from a desire to obtain our end. To persist is to continue from a determination of will not to give up. Persist is frequently used in a bad sense, implying obstinacy in pursuing an unworthy aim.
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