Continue
[kən'tɪnjuː] or [kən'tɪnju]
Definition
(verb.) continue talking; 'I know it's hard,' he continued, 'but there is no choice'; 'carry on--pretend we are not in the room'.
(verb.) 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'.
(verb.) 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'.
(verb.) exist over a prolonged period of time; 'The bad weather continued for two more weeks'.
(verb.) continue after an interruption; 'The demonstration continued after a break for lunch'.
(verb.) 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'.
Checker: Spenser--From WordNet
Definition
(v. i.) To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.
(v. i.) To be permanent or durable; to endure; to last.
(v. i.) 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.
(v. t.) To unite; to connect.
(v. t.) To protract or extend in duration; to preserve or persist in; to cease not.
(v. t.) To carry onward or extend; to prolong or produce; to add to or draw out in length.
(v. t.) To retain; to suffer or cause to remain; as, the trustees were continued; also, to suffer to live.
Checker: Peggy
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. n. [1]. Remain, endure, last, be permanent, be durable.[2]. Abide, stay, tarry.[3]. Persist, persevere, go on, keep on, be steadfast, be constant.
v. a. Extend (in time or in space), prolong.
Checker: Noelle
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Last, persist, endure, remain, abide, stay, persevere, proceed
ANT:Cease, fail, stop, pause, break, discontinue
Checked by Bryant
Definition
v.t. to draw out or prolong: to extend or increase in any way: to unite without break: to persist in.—v.i. to remain in the same place or state: to last or endure: to persevere.—adjs. Contin′uable that may be continued; Contin′ual without interruption: unceasing.—adv. Contin′ually.—n. Contin′uance duration: uninterrupted succession: stay.—adjs. Contin′uant; Contin′uāte close united: (Shak.) unbroken.—ns. Continuā′tion constant succession: extension; Continuā′tion-day the same as Contango-day that on which contangoes are fixed.—adj. Contin′uātive continuing.—n. Contin′uātor one who continues or keeps up a series or succession.—adj. Contin′ued uninterrupted: unceasing: extended.—adv. Contin′uedly.—ns. Contin′uedness; Contin′uer one who continues or has the power of persevering; Continū′ity state of being continuous: uninterrupted connection.—adj. Contin′uous joined together without interruption.—adv. Contin′uously.—ns. Contin′uousness; Contin′ūum a continuous thing:—pl. Contin′ua.
Checked by Angelique
Examples
- Now, Mr. Hilton Cubitt, please continue your most interesting statement. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- But though the Mongols were victorious at Liegnitz, they did not continue their drive westward. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It was reasonable, however, to hope that they would not continue long. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- But other generations will arise, and ever and for ever will continue, to be made happier by our present acts, to be glorified by our valour. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- We shall continue as we have ever done, one heart, one hope, one life. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- My lady informed him that he might continue his statement. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- The regular performance will continue every night till further notice. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- She is stouter, too, and altogether improved, continued Miss Rosalind, who was disposed to be very fat. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I continued to live at the Cross of Gold. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Why, you silly man, she continued, where do you suppose I got them? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Yes, he continued, after some turning over of pages, he was paid last on May 20th. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Only the first of the Han monarchs continued the policy of Shi-Hwang-ti against the _literati_. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- All the following day the same scene continued. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- This purpose continued as you wove it? Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- The ray of light from A at the bottom of the object passes through the lens at an angle, and continues in a straight line until interrupted by the film or plate. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Oh, my dear Mr. Pickwick,' said Arabella, 'what shall we do, if he continues to be angry with us? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Moreover, the discovery of capacity and aptitude will be a constant process as long as growth continues. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- The learned among them confess the absurdity of this doctrine; but the practice still continues, in compliance to the vulgar. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- Sir, I can stand this strain no longer; I shall go mad if it continues. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Ben is finishing his studies at college, and continues to behave as well as when you knew him, so that I still think he will make you a good son. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- These amounts have been somewhat less in years since then, but the appetite continues, and any deficiency in the supply is made up by enormous importation. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The object is but a phase of the active end,--continuing the activity successfully. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- This proposal of his, this plan of marrying and continuing at Hartfieldthe more she contemplated it, the more pleasing it became. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Then add gradually about nine ounces of the orange-flower water, stirring constantly, continuing this operation until a fine, creamy emulsion is the result. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- How she hated walking up the churchyard path, along the red carpet, continuing in motion, in their sight. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- A Teapot,' repeated Mr Boffin, continuing to muse and survey the books; 'a Teapot, a Teapot. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I fear the kitten has rolled it away, said the tiny old lady, involuntarily continuing her beaver-like notes. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Yet, the smell of a _Yahoo_ continuing very offensive, I always keep my nose well stopped with rue, lavender, or tobacco leaves. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
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