Definition of continue Continue

/kʌntɪˈnju/ - [kuntinyu] - con•tin•ue

We found 28 definitions of continue from 6 different sources.

What does continue mean?

WordNet

Verb continues, continuing, continued
continue - 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"
		uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve
		cease, lay off, discontinue, quit, stop, give up put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"
		maintain, keep, hold state or assert; "He maintained his innocence"
		re-start, restart, resume start an engine again, for example
		hang in, persevere, hang on, persist, hold on be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"
		perpetuate cause to continue or prevail; "perpetuate a myth"
		prolong, keep up, sustain lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight"
		mummify dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture; "a mummified body was found"
continue - 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"
		go on, proceed, go along, keep
		discontinue put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"
		uphold, bear on, carry on, preserve, continue stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals
		act, move behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
		hold keep from exhaling or expelling; "hold your breath"
		run on, keep going talk or narrate at length
		ride copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow"
		continue exist over a prolonged period of time; "The bad weather continued for two more weeks"
continue - exist over a prolonged period of time; "The bad weather continued for two more weeks"
		be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
		extend, carry increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance; "stretch the soup by adding some more cream"; "extend the casserole with a little rice"
		die hard, persist, prevail, endure, run stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up"
		stand have or maintain a position or stand on an issue; "Where do you stand on the War?"
continue - continue talking; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"
		go on, carry on, proceed
		speak, talk use language; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect"
		segue proceed without interruption; in music or talk; "He segued into another discourse"
		ramble on, ramble, jog continue talking or writing in a desultory manner; "This novel rambles on and jogs"
continue - continue after an interruption; "The demonstration continued after a break for lunch"
		go along, go on, proceed, continue, keep start running, functioning, or operating; "the lights went on"; "the computer came up"
		act, move behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
continue - 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"
		persist in
		act, move behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
continue - 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"
		proceed, go forward
		locomote, travel, move, go change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
		head remove the head of; "head the fish"
		trace follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba" ; "trace the student's progress"
		roar laugh unrestrainedly and heartily
		limp walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day"
		wander go via an indirect route or at no set pace; "After dinner, we wandered into town"
		uphold, bear on, carry on, preserve, continue stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals
continue - 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"
		stay, stay on, remain
		be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
		bide, abide, stay dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"
		hold over intimidate somebody (with a threat); "She was holding it over him"
continue - 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"
		retain, keep, keep on
		prolong, keep up, sustain lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight"

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Wiktionary

continue (Noun)
An option allowing a gamer to resume play after game over , when all lives have been lost.
continue (Noun)
An option allowing a player to resume a saved game .
continue (Verb)
To proceed with doing an activity; to prolong an activity.
continue (Verb)
To make last; to prolong.
continue (Verb)
To retain someone in a given state, position etc.
continue (Verb)
To resume.
continue (Verb)
To make a continuation bet .

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

continue (v. i.)
To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.
continue (v. i.)
To be permanent or durable; to endure; to last.
continue (v. i.)
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.
continue (v. t.)
To unite; to connect.
continue (v. t.)
To protract or extend in duration; to preserve or persist in; to cease not.
continue (v. t.)
To carry onward or extend; to prolong or produce; to add to or draw out in length.
continue (v. t.)
To retain; to suffer or cause to remain; as, the trustees were continued; also, to suffer to live.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

continue
To restart a previously terminated action.
continue
To maintain an action, state or condition without interruption.
continue
To continue talking.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

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.]