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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.