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verb (past & past part. continued; pres. part. continuing) 1.Continue a certain state, condition, or activity. Synonyms: go along, go on, keep, proceed. "We continued to work into the night" , "Keep smiling" , "We went on working until well past midnight" 2.Continue talking. Synonyms: carry on, go on, proceed. "But there is no choice" , "Carry on--pretend we are not in the room" 3.Keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last. Synonyms: bear on, carry on, preserve, uphold. "Continue the family tradition" , "Carry on the old traditions" 4.Move ahead; travel onward in time or space. Synonyms: go forward, proceed. "She continued in the direction of the hills" , "We are moving ahead in time now" 5.Allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature. Synonyms: keep, keep on, retain. "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" 6.Do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop. Synonym: persist in. "The landlord persists in asking us to move" 7.Continue after an interruption. 8.Continue in a place, position, or situation. Synonyms: remain, stay, stay on. "Stay with me, please" , "Despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year" , "She continued as deputy mayor for another year" 9.Span an interval of distance, space or time. Synonyms: cover, extend. "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" 10.Exist over a prolonged period of time.
WordNet 3.0 © 2010 Princeton University
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