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continue



verb
1. continue a certain state, condition, or activity (Freq. 146)
- Keep on working!
- We continued to work into the night
- Keep smiling
- We went on working until well past midnight
Syn:
go on, proceed, go along, keep
Ant:
discontinue
Derivationally related forms:
continuation, continuance
Hypernyms:
act, move
Hyponyms:
hold, run on, keep going, ride
Verb Group:
uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s VERB-ing
- Something ----s (for: go on)
- Somebody ----s (for: go on)
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- They continue moving
- They continue to move
2. continue talking (Freq. 39)
- I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice
- carry on--pretend we are not in the room
Syn:
go on, carry on, proceed
Derivationally related forms:
continuation
Hypernyms:
talk, speak
Hyponyms:
segue, ramble on, ramble, jog
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
- Somebody ----s VERB-ing
3. keep or maintain in unaltered condition;
cause to remain or last (Freq. 22)
- preserve the peace in the family
- continue the family tradition
- Carry on the old traditions
Syn:
uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve
Ant:
discontinue
Derivationally related forms:
preservation (for: preserve), upholder (for: uphold)
Hypernyms:
keep, maintain, hold
Hyponyms:
resume, restart, re-start, persevere, persist,
hang in, hang on, hold on, perpetuate, prolong, sustain,
keep up, mummify
Verb Group:
go on, proceed, go along, keep, go forward
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
4. move ahead;
travel onward in time or space (Freq. 5)
- We proceeded towards Washington
- She continued in the direction of the hills
- We are moving ahead in time now
Syn:
proceed, go forward
Derivationally related forms:
continuation, procession (for: proceed)
Hypernyms:
travel, go, move, locomote
Hyponyms:
head, trace, roar, limp, wander
Verb Group:
uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve
Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- They continue up the hill
5. allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature (Freq. 2)
- 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
Syn:
retain, keep, keep on
Derivationally related forms:
continuation
Hypernyms:
prolong, sustain, keep up
Verb Group:
persist in
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
6. do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop (Freq. 1)
- We continued our research into the cause of the illness
- The landlord persists in asking us to move
Syn:
persist in
Derivationally related forms:
continuation
Hypernyms:
act, move
Verb Group:
retain, keep, keep on
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
7. continue after an interruption
- The demonstration continued after a break for lunch
Derivationally related forms:
continuation
Hypernyms:
act, move
Verb Group:
go on, proceed, go along, keep
Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
8. 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
Syn:
stay, stay on, remain
Derivationally related forms:
continuation, stay (for: stay)
Hypernyms:
be
Hyponyms:
bide, abide, stay, hold over
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
9. 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
Syn:
cover, extend
Derivationally related forms:
extent (for: extend)
Hypernyms:
be
Hyponyms:
cross, traverse, span, sweep, overlap,
spread, overspread, ridge, dot, stud, constellate
Verb Group:
cover
Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
10. exist over a prolonged period of time
- The bad weather continued for two more weeks
Derivationally related forms:
continuation, continuance
Hypernyms:
be
Hyponyms:
carry, extend, prevail, persist, die hard,
run, endure, stand
Verb Frames:
- Something ----s

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