English dictionary
continue
verbAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
verb
- exist over a prolonged period of time
verb
- continue talking
verb
- move ahead; travel onward in time or space
verb
- allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
verb
- keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
verb
- continue a certain state, condition, or activity
verb
- span an interval of distance, space or time
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- continue in a place, position, or situation
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- continue after an interruption
verb
- do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop
Example sentences
The bad weather continued for two more weeks
‘I know it's hard,’ he continued, ‘but there is no choice’
carry on — pretend we are not in the room
We proceeded towards Washington
She continued in the direction of the hills
We are moving ahead in time now
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
preserve the peace in the family
continue the family tradition
Carry on the old traditions
Keep on working!
We continued to work into the night
Keep smiling
We went on working until well past midnight
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
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
The demonstration continued after a break for lunch
We continued our research into the cause of the illness
The landlord persists in asking us to move