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con·tin·ue C0602800 (kən-tĭn′yo͞o)v. con·tin·ued, con·tin·u·ing, con·tin·ues v.intr.1. To go on with a particular action or in a particular condition; persist: We continued until the job was finished.2. To exist over a period; last: The meeting continued for another hour.3. To remain in the same state, capacity, or place: She continued as mayor for a second term.4. To go on after an interruption; resume: The negotiations continued after a break for dinner.5. To extend in a given direction: The stream continues for another five miles before it reaches the lake.v.tr.1. To carry on; persist in: The police will continue their investigation. I continued reading all afternoon.2. To carry further in time, space, or development; extend: The builder will continue the road right through the swamp.3. To cause to remain or last; retain or maintain: Are you continuing the prescription? The team continued its dominance over its opponents.4. To carry on after an interruption; resume: After a break for lunch, we continued our hike.5. 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.]
con·tin′u·a·ble adj.con·tin′u·er n.continue (kənˈtɪnjuː) vb, -ues, -uing or -ued1. (when tr, may take an infinitive) to remain or cause to remain in a particular condition, capacity, or place2. (when tr, may take an infinitive) to carry on uninterruptedly (a course of action); persist in (something): he continued running. 3. (when tr, may take an infinitive) to resume after an interruption: we'll continue after lunch. 4. to draw out or be drawn out; prolong or be prolonged: continue the chord until it meets the tangent. 5. (Law) (tr) law chiefly Scot to postpone or adjourn (legal proceedings)[C14: from Old French continuer, from Latin continuāre to join together, from continuus continuous] conˈtinuable adj conˈtinuer n conˈtinuingly advcon•tin•ue (kənˈtɪn yu)
v. -ued, -u•ing. v.i. 1. to go on or keep on without interruption, as in some course or action: The road continues for three miles. 2. to go on after suspension or interruption; resume. 3. to last or endure: The strike continued for two months. 4. to remain in a particular state or capacity: He agreed to continue as commander. 5. to remain in a place; abide; stay. v.t. 6. to go on with or persist in: to continue reading. 7. to carry on from the point of suspension or interruption. 8. to extend from one point to another in space; prolong. 9. to cause to continue; maintain or retain, as in a position. 10. to carry over, postpone, or adjourn, as a legal proceeding. [1300–50; Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Latin continuāre to make continuous, v. derivative of continuus continuous] con•tin′u•a•ble, adj. con•tin′u•er, n. syn: continue, endure, persist, last imply existing uninterruptedly for an appreciable length of time. continue implies duration or existence without break or interruption: The rain continued for two days. endure, used of people or things, implies persistent continuance despite influences that tend to weaken, undermine, or destroy: The temple has endured for centuries. persist implies steadfast and longer than expected existence in the face of opposition: to persist in an unpopular belief. last implies remaining in good condition or adequate supply: I hope the liquor lasts until the end of the party. continue
Past participle: continued
Gerund: continuing
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| continue | | continue |
| Present |
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| I continue | | you continue | | he/she/it continues | | we continue | | you continue | | they continue |
| Preterite |
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| I continued | | you continued | | he/she/it continued | | we continued | | you continued | | they continued |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am continuing | | you are continuing | | he/she/it is continuing | | we are continuing | | you are continuing | | they are continuing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have continued | | you have continued | | he/she/it has continued | | we have continued | | you have continued | | they have continued |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was continuing | | you were continuing | | he/she/it was continuing | | we were continuing | | you were continuing | | they were continuing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had continued | | you had continued | | he/she/it had continued | | we had continued | | you had continued | | they had continued |
| Future |
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| I will continue | | you will continue | | he/she/it will continue | | we will continue | | you will continue | | they will continue |
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| I will have continued | | you will have continued | | he/she/it will have continued | | we will have continued | | you will have continued | | they will have continued |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be continuing | | you will be continuing | | he/she/it will be continuing | | we will be continuing | | you will be continuing | | they will be continuing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been continuing | | you have been continuing | | he/she/it has been continuing | | we have been continuing | | you have been continuing | | they have been continuing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been continuing | | you will have been continuing | | he/she/it will have been continuing | | we will have been continuing | | you will have been continuing | | they will have been continuing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been continuing | | you had been continuing | | he/she/it had been continuing | | we had been continuing | | you had been continuing | | they had been continuing |
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| I would continue | | you would continue | | he/she/it would continue | | we would continue | | you would continue | | they would continue |
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| I would have continued | | you would have continued | | he/she/it would have continued | | we would have continued | | you would have continued | | they would have continued |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | continue - 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"go on, keep, go along, proceedact, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"preserve, uphold, carry on, continue, bear on - 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"hold - remain in a certain state, position, or condition; "The weather held"; "They held on the road and kept marching"keep going, run on - continue uninterrupted; "The disease will run on unchecked"; "The party kept going until 4 A.M."ride - continue undisturbed and without interference; "Let it ride"continue - continue after an interruption; "The demonstration continued after a break for lunch"discontinue - come to or be at an end; "the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31" | | 2. | continue - continue talking; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"proceed, carry on, go onsegue - proceed without interruption; in music or talk; "He segued into another discourse"talk, speak - exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words"jog, ramble, ramble on - continue talking or writing in a desultory manner; "This novel rambles on and jogs" | | 3. | continue - 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"preserve, uphold, carry on, bear onresume, restart, re-start - take up or begin anew; "We resumed the negotiations"hang in, persevere, persist, hang on, hold on - be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"go forward, proceed, continue - 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"perpetuate - cause to continue or prevail; "perpetuate a myth"sustain, keep up, prolong - lengthen or extend in duration or space; "We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work"mummify - preserve while making lifeless; "mummified ideas and institutions should be gotten rid of"hold, keep, maintain - keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"continue, go on, keep, go along, 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"cease, discontinue, lay off, quit, stop, give up - put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother" | | 4. | continue - 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"go forward, proceedgo, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"head - to go or travel towards; "where is she heading"; "We were headed for the mountains"trace - make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along; "The children traced along the edge of the dark forest"; "The women traced the pasture"roar - act or proceed in a riotous, turbulent, or disorderly way; "desperadoes from the hills regularly roared in to take over the town"-R.A.Billingtonlimp - proceed slowly or with difficulty; "the boat limped into the harbor"wander - go via an indirect route or at no set pace; "After dinner, we wandered into town"preserve, uphold, carry on, continue, bear on - 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" | | 5. | continue - 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"keep on, retain, keepsustain, keep up, prolong - lengthen or extend in duration or space; "We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work"persist in, continue - 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" | | 6. | continue - 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"persist inact, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"keep on, retain, continue, keep - 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" | | 7. | continue - continue after an interruption; "The demonstration continued after a break for lunch"act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"continue, go on, keep, go along, 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" | | 8. | continue - 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"stay on, remain, staybe - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"abide, bide, stay - dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"hold over - continue a term of office past the normal period of time | | 9. | continue - 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"cover, extendcover - hold within range of an aimed firearmbe - occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"span, traverse, cross, sweep - to cover or extend over an area or time period; "Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres"; "The novel spans three centuries"sweep - cover the entire range ofoverlap - extend over and cover a part of; "The roofs of the houses overlap in this crowded city"overspread, spread - spread across or over; "A big oil spot spread across the water"ridge - extend in ridges; "The land ridges towards the South"constellate, dot, stud - scatter or intersperse like dots or studs; "Hills constellated with lights" | | 10. | continue - exist over a prolonged period of time; "The bad weather continued for two more weeks"carry, extend - continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"die hard, persist, prevail, endure, run - continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"stand - be in effect; be or remain in force; "The law stands!" |
continueverb1. keep on, go on, maintain, pursue, sustain, carry on, stick to, keep up, prolong, persist in, keep at, persevere, stick at, press on with Outside the hall, people continued their vigil.
keep on stop, give up, quit, cease, break off, pack in (Brit. informal), discontinue, leave off, call it a day2. go on, advance, progress, proceed, carry on, keep going As the investigation continued, the plot began to thicken.3. resume, return to, take up again, proceed, carry on, recommence, pick up where you left off She looked up for a moment, then continued drawing.
resume stop, give up, quit, cease, break off, pack in (Brit. informal), discontinue, leave off, call it a day4. remain, last, stay, rest, survive, carry on, live on, endure, stay on, persist, abide For ten days I continued in this state. He had hoped to continue as a full-time career officer.
remain leave, retire, resign, quit, step down, abdicatecontinueverb1. To be in existence or in a certain state for an indefinitely long time:abide, endure, go on, hold out, last, persist, remain, stay.2. To begin or go on after an interruption:pick up, renew, reopen, restart, resume, take up.Translationscontinue (kənˈtinjuː) verb1. to go on being, doing etc; to last or keep on. 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. 延續，持續 延续，延伸 2. to go on (with) often after a break or pause. He continued his talk after the interval; This story is continued on p.53. 繼續 继续conˈtinual adjective very frequent; repeated many times. continual interruptions. 頻繁的，連續的 频繁的，连续的 conˈtinually adverb 連續地 连续地conˌtinuˈation noun1. the act of continuing, often after a break or pause. the continuation of his studies. 繼續 继续2. something which carries on, especially a further part of a story etc. This is a continuation of what he said last week. (故事的)延伸 （故事的）续篇 ˌcontiˈnuity (kon-) noun1. the state of being continuous or logically related. It is important to children to have some continuity in their education. 連續性，持續性 连续性，持续性 2. the detailed arrangement of the parts of a story etc for a film script etc. (電影)場景串聯 （电影或电视节目场景中服装、物体的）一致性，衔接 adjectivea continuity girl. 女場記員 （影片的）剪辑员 conˈtinuous adjective joined together, or going on, without interruption. a continuous series; continuous rain; continuous movement. 連續的，持續的 连续的，持续的 conˈtinuously adverbIt rained continuously all day. 連續地，持續地 连续地，持续地
continual means frequent, again and again.
continuous means non-stop, without interruption. continue
continue by (doing something)To persist in something or take the next step toward a particular goal or outcome. Once you're done cleaning the bathroom, you can continue by sweeping the hallway—that's the last area we need to clean before the dinner party.See also: by, continuecontinue with (something)To maintain the action that one has been doing. After that unexplained crash in the hallway, the professor had a hard time continuing with his lecture.See also: continueCan we continue this later?A request to resume a conversation with someone at a later time. I have to run to a meeting, so can we continue this later? I really want to hear the rest of your thoughts on the merger.See also: can, continue, this, wethe wheels turnProgress is being or continues to be made. Typically used in conjunction with verbs like "continue" or "keep." We need to keep the wheels turning with this project or we're not going to make the January deadline. Despite the turmoil in the studio, the wheels continued to turn, and the film eventually saw the light of day 15 years after it first started development.See also: turn, wheelcontinue by doing somethingto keep going by starting to do something else or the next step. You are doing very well in this piano lesson. Please continue by playing the other sonata. After the interruption, Wally continued by explaining his position on the trade negotiations.See also: by, continuecontinue with somethingto keep doing whatever was being done before. Oh, please continue with your discussion. Do you mind if I continue with my knitting as we talk?See also: continueCould we continue this later? and Can we continue this later?Could we go on with this conversation at a later time? As Mary and John were discussing something private, Bob entered the room. "Could we continue this later?" whispered John. "Yes, of course," answered Mary.See also: continue, could, this, wethe wheels turn If you say that the wheels turn in a process or situation, you mean that progress is made. The wheels continue to turn on plans to convert the building into a bookstore. Note: You can also say that someone or something keeps the wheels turning to mean that they cause progress to be made. It is the small entrepreneurs of this country that keep the wheels of commerce turning.See also: turn, wheelcontinue
continueA programming statement that points to the beginning of the loop that it is in. In the following C example, the continue statements point to the top of the while loop. The } brace at the end of the loop also points to the top of the loop.
while (1) { get_next_input(); if (end_of_file) exit_routine(); if (type=='1') { process1_routine(); continue; } else if (type=='2') { process2_routine(); continue; } else display_type_error() }continueWhen used as a control instruction, it should be followed by another word(s) clarifying what is expected of the pilot. Examples: “continue taxi,” “continue descent,” or “continue inbound.”continue
Related to continue: continue statementcontinue in Scots procedure, to postpone or adjourn (legal proceedings).See CONT
See COADcontinue
Related to continue: continue statementSynonyms for continueverb keep onSynonyms- keep on
- go on
- maintain
- pursue
- sustain
- carry on
- stick to
- keep up
- prolong
- persist in
- keep at
- persevere
- stick at
- press on with
Antonyms- stop
- give up
- quit
- cease
- break off
- pack in
- discontinue
- leave off
- call it a day
verb go onSynonyms- go on
- advance
- progress
- proceed
- carry on
- keep going
verb resumeSynonyms- resume
- return to
- take up again
- proceed
- carry on
- recommence
- pick up where you left off
Antonyms- stop
- give up
- quit
- cease
- break off
- pack in
- discontinue
- leave off
- call it a day
verb remainSynonyms- remain
- last
- stay
- rest
- survive
- carry on
- live on
- endure
- stay on
- persist
- abide
Antonyms- leave
- retire
- resign
- quit
- step down
- abdicate
Synonyms for continueverb to be in existence or in a certain state for an indefinitely long timeSynonyms- abide
- endure
- go on
- hold out
- last
- persist
- remain
- stay
verb to begin or go on after an interruptionSynonyms- pick up
- renew
- reopen
- restart
- resume
- take up
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