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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb Continue has 10 senses

• continue(v = verb.stative) go along, go on, keep, proceed - 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"
is one way to act, move
Derived forms noun continuance₁, noun continuation₁, noun continuation₄
Antonym: discontinue
Sample sentences:
They Continue to move
They Continue moving

• continue(v = verb.communication) carry on, go on, proceed - continue talking; "I know it's hard,"; "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"
is one way to speak, talk
Derived forms noun continuation₁, noun continuation₄
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s VERB-ing

• continue(v = verb.stative) bear on, carry on, preserve, uphold - 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"
is one way to hold, keep, maintain
Antonym: discontinue
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

• continue(v = verb.motion) go forward, proceed - 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"
is one way to go, locomote, move, travel
Derived form noun continuation₁
Sample sentence:
They Continue up the hill

• continue(v = verb.social) keep, keep on, retain - 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"
is one way to keep up, prolong, sustain
Derived form noun continuation₄
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

• continue(v = verb.stative) persist in - 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"
is one way to act, move
Derived form noun continuation₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

• continue(v = verb.stative) Array - continue after an interruption; "The demonstration continued after a break for lunch"
is one way to act, move
Derived forms noun continuation₁, noun continuation₄
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s

• continue(v = verb.stative) remain, stay, stay on - 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"
is one way to be
Derived form noun continuation₄
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

• continue(v = verb.stative) cover, extend - 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"
is one way to be
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something

• continue(v = verb.change) Array - exist over a prolonged period of time; "The bad weather continued for two more weeks"
is one way to be
Derived forms noun continuance₂, noun continuation₄
Sample sentence:
Something ----s

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THESAURUS

Continue

abide, adjourn, advance, be continuous, be prolonged, bide, carry on, carry over, carry through, catenate, cease not, chain, concatenate, connect, connect up, continuate, continue to be, dawdle, defeat time, defer, defy time, delay, drag on, drag out, draw, draw out, dwell, dwell on, elapse, elongate, endure, exist, expire, extend, flit, flow, flow on, fly, form a series, glide, go along, go by, go on, go on with, hang fire, hang up, hold, hold off, hold on, hold out, hold over, hold steady, hold up, jog on, join, keep, keep at, keep at it, keep driving, keep going, keep on, keep trying, keep up, lapse, last, last long, last out, lay aside, lay by, lay over, lengthen, lengthen out, let out, linger, linger on, link, live, live on, live through, maintain, maintain continuity, never cease, not accept compromise, occur often, outlast, outlive, pass, pass by, perdure, perennate, perpetuate, persevere, persist, persist in, pick up, pigeonhole, postpone, press on, prevail, proceed, proceed with, procrastinate, produce, prolong, prolongate, prorogate, prorogue, protract, pull, pursue, push aside, put aside, put off, put on ice, recess, recommence, recur, remain, renew, reopen, reserve, resume, ride, roll on, run, run its course, run on, run out, set aside, set by, shelve, shift off, sleep on, slide, slip, slog on, spin out, stagger on, stand, stand over, stave off, stay, stay on, strain, stretch, stretch out, string, string out, string together, subsist, survive, suspend, sustain, table, take a recess, take up, tarry, tauten, temporize, tense, thread, tide over, tighten, vibrate, waive, wear, wear well

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Perseverance

VB persevere, persist, hold on, hold out, die in the last ditch, be in at the death, stick to, cling to, adhere to, stick to one's text, keep on, keep to one's course, keep to one's ground, maintain one's course, maintain one's ground, go all lengths, go through fire and water, bear up, keep up, hold up, plod, stick to work, continue, follow up, die in harness, die at one's post.

Existence

VB exist, be, have being, subsist, live, breathe, stand, obtain, be the case, occur, have place, prevail, find oneself, pass the time, vegetate, consist in, lie in, be comprised in, be contained in, be constituted by, come into existence, arise, come forth, become, bring into existence, abide, continue, endure, last, remain, stay.

Diuturnity

VB last, endure, stand, remain, abide, continue, brave a thousand years, tarry, drag on, drag its slow length along, drag a lengthening chain, protract, prolong, spin out, eke out, draw out, lengthen out, temporize, gain time, make time, talk against time, outlast, outlive, survive, live to fight again.

Continuance in action

VB continue, persist, go on, jog on, keep on, run on, hold on, abide, keep, pursue, stick to its course, take its course, maintain its course, carry on, keep up, sustain, uphold, hold up, keep on foot, follow up, perpetuate, maintain, preserve, harp upon, keep going, keep alive, keep the pot boiling, keep up the ball, keep up the good work, die in harness, die with one's boots on, hold on the even tenor of one's way, pursue the even tenor of one's way, let be, stare super antiquas vias, quieta non movere, let things take their course, stare decisis (Jurisprudence).

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