Definitions for Continue
kənˈtɪn yucon·tin·ue

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. continue, go on, proceed, go along, keepverb

   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"

2. continue, go on, carry on, proceedverb

   continue talking

   "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"

3. continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserveverb

   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"

4. proceed, go forward, continueverb

   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"

5. retain, continue, keep, keep onverb

   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"

6. continue, persist inverb

   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"

7. continueverb

   continue after an interruption

   "The demonstration continued after a break for lunch"

8. stay, stay on, continue, remainverb

   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"

9. cover, continue, extendverb

   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"

10. continueverb

    exist over a prolonged period of time

    "The bad weather continued for two more weeks"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. continuenoun

   an option allowing a gamer to resume play after a game over.

2. continuenoun

   an option allowing a player to resume a saved game.

3. continueverb

   to proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity).

4. continueverb

   To make last; to prolong.

5. continueverb

   To retain (someone) in a given state, position etc.

6. continueverb

   to resume

   When will the concert continue?

7. continueverb

   To make a continuation bet.

8. Etymology: From continuer, from continuare.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Continueverb

   1. To protract, or repeat without interruption.

   O continue thy loving kindness unto them. Ps. xxxvi. 10.

   2. To unite without a chasm, or intervening substance.

   The dark abyss, whose boiling gulph
   Tamely endur’d a bridge of wond’rous length,
   From hell continu’d reaching th’ utmost orb
   Of this frail world. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. ii. l. 1029.

   Here Priam’s son, Deiphobus, he found,
   Whose face and limbs were one continu’d wound;
   Dishonest, with lop’d arms, the youth appears,
   Spoil’d of his nose, and shorten’d of his ears. John Dryden, Æn.

   Where any motion or succession is so slow, as that it keeps not pace with the ideas in our minds, there the series of a constant continued succession is lost; and we perceive it not but with certain gaps of rest between. John Locke.

   You know how to make yourself happy, by only continuing such a life as you have been long accustomed to lead. Alexander Pope.

2. To CONTINUEverb

   Etymology: continuer, Fr. continuo, Latin.

   1. To remain in the same state.

   The multitude continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat. Mat. xv. 32.

   2. To last; to be durable.

   Thy kingdom shall not continue. 1 Sa. xiii. 14.

   For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come. Heb. xiii. 14.

   3. To persevere.

   If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed. Jo. viii. 31.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. continue

   To continue means to persist in an activity or process, carry on, or proceed along a course or journey. It also signifies the action of resuming something that has been interrupted.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Continueverb

   to remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay

2. Continueverb

   to be permanent or durable; to endure; to last

3. Continueverb

   to be steadfast or constant in any course; to persevere; to abide; to endure; to persist; to keep up or maintain a particular condition, course, or series of actions; as, the army continued to advance

4. Continueverb

   to unite; to connect

5. Continueverb

   to protract or extend in duration; to preserve or persist in; to cease not

6. Continueverb

   to carry onward or extend; to prolong or produce; to add to or draw out in length

7. Continueverb

   to retain; to suffer or cause to remain; as, the trustees were continued; also, to suffer to live

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Continue

   Continue is a common term in video games for the option to continue the game after all of the player's lives have been lost, rather than ending the game and restarting from the very beginning. There may or may not be a penalty for doing this, such as losing a certain number of points or being unable to access bonus stages.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Continue

   kon-tin′ū, v.t. to draw out or prolong: to extend or increase in any way: to unite without break: to persist in.—v.i. to remain in the same place or state: to last or endure: to persevere.—adjs. Contin′uable, that may be continued; Contin′ual, without interruption: unceasing.—adv. Contin′ually.—n. Contin′uance, duration: uninterrupted succession: stay.—adjs. Contin′uant; Contin′uāte, close united: (Shak.) unbroken.—ns. Continuā′tion, constant succession: extension; Continuā′tion-day, the same as Contango-day, that on which contangoes are fixed.—adj. Contin′uātive, continuing.—n. Contin′uātor, one who continues or keeps up a series or succession.—adj. Contin′ued, uninterrupted: unceasing: extended.—adv. Contin′uedly.—ns. Contin′uedness; Contin′uer, one who continues, or has the power of persevering; Continū′ity, state of being continuous: uninterrupted connection.—adj. Contin′uous, joined together without interruption.—adv. Contin′uously.—ns. Contin′uousness; Contin′ūum, a continuous thing:—pl. Contin′ua. [Fr.,—L. continuāre—continuus, joined, connected, from continēre.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. continue

   To move forward.

   They did continue joyfully together and married before the date they chose.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 17, 2020  

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Continue' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #836

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Continue' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1113

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Continue' in Verbs Frequency: #77

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How to pronounce Continue?

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   British

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   Australian

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How to say Continue in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Continue in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Continue in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Continue in a Sentence

1. Ted Kaufman:

   For months, the Biden-Harris transition has laid the groundwork for a Biden-Harris administration, and at the core of that work is an unrelenting commitment to diversity, as we continue working full-speed ahead to Inauguration, our diverse group of leaders and staff are reflective of America -- upholding President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris' belief that through diverse voices we can develop and implement a policy vision to tackle our nation's toughest challenges.

2. Wendy Caldwell:

   I think that this IUCN listing will continue to help us grow that momentum just by generating awareness that monarchs are in trouble, they need our help, and everybody has a role to play.

3. Jeanette Epps:

   It was a decision of my management, and it's something that we're going to try to continue to work through.

4. Joseph Lopinto:

   That could change, obviously, when we continue our investigation.

5. Jonathan Hill:

   It means that European CCPs will be able to do business in the United States more easily and that US CCPs can continue to provide services to EU companies.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Continue
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Continue
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Continue
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Continue
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Continue
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Continue
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Continue