To continue an activity is to keep it going, either with or without interruption. If you ask the newspaper to continue delivering your paper while you are on vacation, you want to receive all the news while you’re away.
To remain ina given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.
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exist over a prolonged period of time; "The bad weather continued for two more weeks"
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continue with one''s activities; "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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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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allow to remain in a place or position; "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
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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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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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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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continue after an interruption; "The demonstration continued after a break for lunch"
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carry forward; "We continued our research into the cause of the illness"
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.
Continue
Here to continue, and build up here A growing empire.
They continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat.2.
But now thy kingdom shall not continue.3.
If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed.
Continue
the use of the navel is to continue the infant unto the mother.2.
O continue thy loving kindness unto them that know thee.
You know how to make yourself happy by only continuing such a life as you have been long acustomed to lead.3.
A bridge of wond'rous length, From hell continued, reaching th' utmost orb of this frall world.4.
And how shall we continue Claudio.
To remain ina given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.
To unite; to connect.
Usage Examples
A series of rumors about my attitude, as well as derogatory remarks about myself and my family showed me that the personal resentment of the Detroit general manager toward me would make it impossible for me to continue playing hockey in Detroit.
All I know about thermal pollution is that if we continue our present rate of growth in electrical energy consumption it will simply take, by the year 2000, all our freshwater streams to cool the generators and reactors.
'Donny and Marie' was a great experience. I tried so hard to be a great talk show host but it's all about relaxing and enjoying it. Marie and I finally figured that out. I would have liked it to continue but I'm kind of glad it's over because of the phenomenal workload.
Although we have, in theory, abolished human slavery, recognized women's rights, and stopped child labor, we continue to enslave other species who, if we simply pay attention, show quite clearly that they experience parental love, pain, and the desire for freedom, just as we do.
America cannot continue to lead the family of nations around the world if we suffer the collapse of the family here at home.
All my children have spoken for themselves since they first learned to speak, and not always with my advance approval, and I expect that to continue in the future.
Advances in technology will continue to reach far into every sector of our economy. Future job and economic growth in industry, defense, transportation, agriculture, health care, and life sciences is directly related to scientific advancement.
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Other Usage ExamplesA lot of companies have chosen to downsize, and maybe that was the right thing for them. We chose a different path. Our belief was that if we kept putting great products in front of customers, they would continue to open their wallets.
All of this suggests that while citizens became more comfortable with President Bush after September 11 and thought him to have the requisite leadership skills, they continue to harbor doubts about his priorities, loyalties, interests, and policies.
A friend of my mom's was a casting director so, really as kind of a lark, I had a couple of acting jobs that had just enough exposure to give me the option to continue if I wanted to. I followed through with it.
Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you choose, if you first get to know who you are and are willing to work with a power that is greater than ourselves to do it.
A movie goes from several stages, from idea to script. As you continue shooting, you will make some adjustments. You're constantly adjusting. It's like a piece of music. You're constantly trying to make it better.
Almost all of our relationships begin and most of them continue as forms of mutual exploitation, a mental or physical barter, to be terminated when one or both parties run out of goods.
A durable, long-term U.S.-China strategic relationship is even more important now than in previous decades. The relationship will continue to grow and prosper to the mutual benefit of all peoples.
All I ever wanted really, and continue to want out of life, is to give 100 percent to whatever I'm doing and to be committed to whatever I'm doing and then let the results speak for themselves. Also to never take myself or people for granted and always be thankful and grateful to the people who helped me.
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