Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To go on with a particular action or in a particular condition; persist.
- intransitive verb To exist over a period; last.
- intransitive verb To remain in the same state, capacity, or place.
- intransitive verb To go on after an interruption; resume.
- intransitive verb To extend in a given direction.
- intransitive verb To carry on; persist in.
- intransitive verb To carry further in time, space, or development; extend.
- intransitive verb To cause to remain or last; retain or maintain.
- intransitive verb To carry on after an interruption; resume.
- intransitive verb Law To postpone or adjourn.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To connect or unite; make continuous.
- To extend from one point to another; produce or draw out in length: as, continue the line from A to B; let the line be continued to the boundary.
- To protract or carry on; not to cease from or terminate.
- To persevere in; not to cease to do or use: as, to
continue the same diet. - To carry on from the point of suspension; resume the course of; extend in the same course: as, to
continue a line of railroad from its present terminus; the story will be continued next week. - To suffer or cause to remain as before; retain: as, to
continue judges in their posts. - To keep enduringly; prolong the state or life of.
- To go forward or onward in any course or action; proceed: the opposite of
cease : as, he continued talking for some minutes more. - To persevere; be steadfast or constant in any course.
- To remain in a state or place; abide or stay indefinitely.
- To last; be durable; endure; be permanent.
- Synonyms Sojourn, etc. See
abide .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To unite; to connect.
- transitive verb To protract or extend in duration; to preserve or persist in; to cease not.
- transitive verb To carry onward or extend; to prolong or produce; to add to or draw out in length.
- transitive verb To retain; to suffer or cause to remain; ; also, to suffer to live.
- intransitive verb To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.
- intransitive verb To be permanent or durable; to endure; to last.
- intransitive verb 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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive to
proceed with (doing an activity); toprolong (an activity). - verb transitive To make last; to
prolong . - verb transitive To
retain (someone) in a given state, position etc. - verb intransitive to
resume - verb poker slang To make a
continuation bet . - noun video games an option allowing a gamer to resume play after
game over , when alllives have been lost. - noun video games an option allowing a player to
resume asaved game .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb exist over a prolonged period of time
- verb span an interval of distance, space or time
- verb move ahead; travel onward in time or space
- verb continue talking
- verb continue after an interruption
- verb do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop
- verb allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
- verb continue a certain state, condition, or activity
- verb continue in a place, position, or situation
- verb keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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It is not enough to begin to pray, nor to pray aright; nor is it enough to continue _for a time_ to pray; but we must patiently, believingly continue in prayer, until we obtain an answer; and further, we have not only to _continue_ in prayer unto the end, but we have also _to believe_ that God does hear us, and will answer our prayers.
George Müller of Bristol And His Witness to a Prayer-Hearing God 1874
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It is not enough to begin to pray, nor to pray aright; nor is it enough to continue _for a time_ to pray; but we must patiently, believingly continue in prayer until we obtain an answer; and, further, we have not only _to continue_ in prayer unto the end, but we have also _to believe_ that God does hear us, and will answer our prayers.
The Life of Trust: Being a Narrative of the Lord's Dealings With George Müller George M��ller 1851
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In idiomatic English, it is no more redundant to say “the hoi polloi” than it is to say “the rabble,” and most writers who use the term continue to precede it with *the*
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Terms were proposed differing in length from three to nine years; and a proposition was even made by one distinguished member to make the term continue during good behavior, which is practically for life.
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Resolved 1st That the University be opened for the admission of pupils on the 1st Monday in September next, and that the term continue, with two weeks vacation at
Board of Trustees Minutes, May 4, 1875 [Containing Proceedings on the Reorganization of the University] 1793-1962 1875
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Put buyers may profit if shares in the name continue to slide in the next few weeks.
Forbes.com: News Caitlin Duffy 2011
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Heavy trading traffic in the weekly put options indicates some traders are taking short-term bearish positions on the Chinese internet company in case shares in the name continue to come under fire over the next several sessions to expiration.
Forbes.com: News Caitlin Duffy 2011
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I cannot comprehend why her label continue to dish out the cash for this chick - single after single, video after video and she still isn't selling anywhere near what she should be - even with that crappy re-release.
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I cannot comprehend why her label continue to dish out the cash for this chick - single after single, video after video and she still isn't selling anywhere near what she should be - even with that crappy re-release.
..::That Grape Juice // ThatGrapeJuice.net::.. || In Loving Memory Of Michael Jackson 2008
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I cannot comprehend why her label continue to dish out the cash for this chick - single after single, video after video and she still isn't selling anywhere near what she should be - even with that crappy re-release.
..::That Grape Juice // ThatGrapeJuice.net::.. || In Loving Memory Of Michael Jackson 2008
Telofy commented on the word continue
“With a whispered wish, I threw it into the very center of the fountain. A jet caught it there and tossed it skyward, so that it flashed for a moment before it fell. I began to read the symbols the water made against the sun.
A sword. That seemed clear enough. I would continue a torturer.”
—Gene Wolfe, The Claw of the Conciliator
October 8, 2010