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Definitions of continue
  1. verb
    continue a certain state, condition, or activity
    "We continued to work into the night"

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  2. verb
    span an interval of distance, space or time
    "The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles"

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  3. verb
    continue talking
    "`I know it's hard', he continued, `but there is no choice'"

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  4. verb
    keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
    "continue the family tradition"
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  5. verb
    continue in a place, position, or situation
    "She continued as deputy mayor for another year"

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  6. verb
    do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop
    "We continued our research into the cause of the illness"

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  7. verb
    move ahead; travel onward in time or space
    "She continued in the direction of the hills"

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  8. verb
    allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
    "We cannot continue several servants any longer"

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  9. verb
    continue after an interruption
    "The demonstration continued after a break for lunch"
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  10. verb
    exist over a prolonged period of time
    "The bad weather continued for two more weeks"
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    be
Examples of continue
  • "We continued to work into the night"
  • "The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles"
  • "`I know it's hard', he continued, `but there is no choice'"
  • "continue the family tradition"
  • "She continued as deputy mayor for another year"
  • "We continued our research into the cause of the illness"
  • "She continued in the direction of the hills"
  • "We cannot continue several servants any longer"
  • "The demonstration continued after a break for lunch"
  • "The bad weather continued for two more weeks"
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