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continue

[ kuhn-tin-yoo ]

verb (used without object)

continued, continuing.
  1. to go on after suspension or interruption:

    The program continued after an intermission.

  2. to go on or keep on, as in some course or action; extend:

    The road continues for three miles.

    Antonyms:

  3. to last or endure:

    The strike continued for two months.

  4. to remain in a particular state or capacity:

    The general agreed to continue in command of the army.

  5. to remain in a place; abide; stay:

    Let us continue in this house forever.



verb (used with object)

continued, continuing.
  1. to go on with or persist in:

    to continue an action.

  2. to carry on from the point of suspension or interruption:

    He continued the concert after the latecomers were seated.

  3. to extend from one point to another in space; prolong.
  4. to say in continuation.
  5. to cause to last or endure; maintain or retain, as in a position.
  6. to carry over, postpone, or adjourn; keep pending, as a legal proceeding.

continue

/ 办蓹苍藞迟瑟苍箩耻藧 /

verb

  1. when tr, may take an infinitive to remain or cause to remain in a particular condition, capacity, or place
  2. 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. tr law to postpone or adjourn (legal proceedings)
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 肠辞苍藞迟颈苍耻别谤, noun
  • 肠辞苍藞迟颈苍耻颈苍驳濒测, adverb
  • 肠辞苍藞迟颈苍耻补产濒别, adjective
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  • 肠辞苍路迟颈苍顎僽路补路产濒别 adjective
  • 肠辞苍路迟颈苍顎僽路别谤 noun
  • 肠辞苍路迟颈苍顎僽路颈苍驳路濒测 adverb
  • non顎叧Υ遣月烦倬辈灶僽路补路产濒别 adjective
  • 苍辞苍顎卌辞苍路迟颈苍顎僽路补路产濒测 adverb
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of continue1

First recorded in 1300鈥50; Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin 肠辞苍迟颈苍耻腻谤别 鈥渢o make all one,鈥 verbal derivative of continuus continuous
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of continue1

C14: from Old French continuer, from Latin 肠辞苍迟颈苍耻腻谤别 to join together, from continuus continuous
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Synonym Study

Continue, endure, persist, persevere, last, remain imply existing uninterruptedly for an appreciable length of time. Continue implies duration or existence without break or interruption. Endure, used of people or things, implies persistent continuance against influences that tend to weaken, undermine, or destroy. Persist and persevere, used principally of people, both imply firm and steadfast continuance in the face of opposition. Persist suggests human opposition: He persisted after he had been warned; and persevere suggests opposition from any source, often an impersonal one: He persevered despite fatigue. Last often applies to something that holds out to a desired end, fresh, unimpaired, or unexhausted, sometimes under conditions that tend to produce the opposite effect: They had provisions enough to last all winter. Remain is especially applied to what continues without change in its essential state: He remained a bachelor.
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Example Sentences

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鈥淲hile we support the community鈥檚 right to peacefully assemble, the Santa Ana Police Department will not tolerate acts of violence, vandalism, or any threats to public safety,鈥 the statement continued.

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"We continue to work closely with local and EU authorities and partner with local organisations to elevate reliable election information," they said.

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Such events are only likely to become more severe and happen more often, as the planet continues to get hotter due to humanity's emissions of planet-warming gases.

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He also mocked his Democratic predecessor's mental agility and even how he appears in a swim suit, while continuing to insist he was the real victor of the 2020 election, which he lost.

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The many questions about the site continue to haunt many in Mexico, especially the searchers who arrived at the site in March and distributed photos of abandoned personal items, charred bones and other chilling finds.

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More About Continue

Where does聽continue come from?

Continue entered English around 1300鈥50. Coming into English through French, continue ultimately comes from the Latin 肠辞苍迟颈苍耻腻谤别, meaning 鈥渢o make all one, join together, connect.鈥 This verb could also mean, much like its English derivative, 鈥渢o carry on, draw out, prolong, last鈥濃攖hat is, to continue.

The Latin verb 肠辞苍迟颈苍耻腻谤别 is formed from the adjective continuus. Does continuus look familiar? It鈥檚 the direct source of the English continuous, meaning 鈥渦ninterrupted in time; without cessation鈥 or 鈥渂eing in immediate connection or spatial relationship.鈥

The Latin adjective continuus meant 鈥渦ninterrupted, unbroken, continuous.鈥 That鈥檚 right: continuus meant, well, continuous. Sometimes, there is a great a deal of continuity in word development.

But we鈥檙e not done yet. The Latin continuus is itself ultimately based on another verb, 肠辞苍迟颈苍脓谤别, 鈥渢o hold or keep together.鈥 So, something that continues鈥攖hat is, it goes on, keeps on, or endures in some way鈥攕tays all held together, in an etymological manner of speaking.

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We noted above that continue is ultimately connected to 肠辞苍迟颈苍脓谤别, 鈥渢o hold together.鈥 颁辞苍迟颈苍脓谤别 is the source of some other familiar English words, including contain, continent, and content. Does knowing that all these words come from a verb meaning 鈥渢o hold together鈥 give you any deeper insights into these words?

For all this talk of holding things together, we can, er, continue breaking apart the roots of the Latin verb 肠辞苍迟颈苍脓谤别. It is composed of con, a productive prefix with the sense of 鈥渨ith, together,鈥 and ten膿re, 鈥渢o hold.鈥

Derivations of ten膿re appears in a great many English words, including detain, detention, entertain, tenacious, tenant, tenet, retain, retention, sustain, and sustenance.

But don鈥檛 be fooled. While detain is related to detention and retain to retention, contain is not related to contention, or 鈥渟trife, contest, controversy.鈥 Contention is derived from the same Latin root that gives English contend.

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English has several nouns related to the verb continue. While their senses often overlap, they also have subtle and important differences. Explore more at our entries for the words:

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