Tra từ continue - Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

1 actions and events
2 situations
see also BEGIN, END/FINISH, STOP

1 actions and events
- to go on happening or doing sth: continue ※¦, go* on ※¦, carry on ※¦
He continues to make money, whatever he does. ◎ I'll continue working until I die. ◎ Do you want to continue with this arrangement? ◎ How long has this been going on? ◎ She carried on talking in spite of the noise from outside. ◎ Please ignore me and carry on with your work.
Note: all these words can be followed either by the '-ing' form of the verb or by 'with'. Continue can also be followed by 'to'.
- to continue without a break: keep* doing sth
If it keeps raining, we'll have to cancel the match. ◎ Keep smiling!
- to continue for a period of time: last (for ※¦)
How long does the play last? ◎ The silence seemed to last for hours. ◎ The course lasts a complete week. ◎ What beautiful weather! I'm sure it won't last.
- to continue to try to do sth, even when there are difficulties: keep* at sth, (informal) stick* at sth, persevere (with sth); opposite: give* (sth) up
If you keep at it, I'm sure you'll find the answer in the end. ◎ I find maths very difficult, but I'm going to persevere because it's such an important subject. ◎ I've failed my driving test five times but I'm refusing to give up.
- to continue to do sth in the same way as before: keep* sth up
You're doing very well. Keep it up!
- to continue doing sth even when people do not want you to: persist (in sth/doing sth); adjective: persistent; noun (U): persistence
She persists in her belief that he is innocent. ◎ persistent requests for more money
- to continue moving: continue, go* on, keep* going
We continued on that road for about another mile. ◎ I can't go on - can we sit and rest for a moment? ◎ Keep going along here until you come to the bus stop.
- without a stop or a break: on and on, non-stop; adjective: non-stop
He drove on and on until he saw the sun coming up. ◎ She worked for eight hours non-stop to get it finished in time. ◎ a non-stop flight
※ stopping and starting again
- to cause sb/sth not to continue for a period of time: interrupt (sb/sth); noun (C/U): interruption
Our lesson was interrupted by a visit from the headmaster. ◎ Please excuse the interruption.
- to begin again, after having stopped: continue (sth), carry on; noun (U): continuation
She's going to continue her career after she's had her baby. ◎ The speaker paused for a drink of water and then continued.
※ doing sth repeatedly
- to do sth repeatedly: keep* (on) doing sth
She keeps on making the same mistake. ◎ Don't keep interrupting!
- to complain repeatedly: keep* on (at sb) (about sth)
The teacher keeps on at me about my awful handwriting.
- done or happening many times: repeated (adverb repeatedly)
There have been repeated attempts to change the law. ◎ The police repeatedly warn people not to leave valuables in cars.
- happening again and again for a long time: continual (adverb continually), constant (adverb constantly)
They continually argue with each other. ◎ This entrance is in constant use - please leave it open.
- one after another, without a break: running (used after a number and a noun)
You've been late for school for three days running.
Note: continual is used to describe things which are done or happen repeatedly (see above); to describe a situation that goes on without stopping, we use continuous (see below).

2 situations
- to be in a particular situation or condition without changing: continue, stay, remain
Will you continue as chairman for another year? ◎ Food stays cold if you put it in the fridge. ◎ The weather will remain cold and wet.
- to continue to be in a particular place: stay, (informal) stick* around, (more formal) remain
She stayed in bed all day on Saturday. ◎ If you stick around after the show, you might meet some of the singers.
- to remain in a place after other people have gone: stay behind
I stayed behind at the end of the lesson to speak to the teacher.
- to remain at a place of work or education in order to do or finish sth: stay on
She has decided to stay on and take her exams again.
- happening or existing without stopping: continuous (adverb continuously), constant (adverb constantly)
a continuous process ◎ He thinks of life as a continuous effort to make more money. ◎ The constant rain prevented any outdoor sports.
- the state of continuing smoothly, often from one thing to another, without interruption: continuity (noun U)
His books feature the same characters, providing a sense of continuity.
- not changing, and lasting for a very long time or for ever: permanent (adverb permanently); noun (U): permanence
I don't want a temporary job - I'm looking for something permanent. ◎ She lives in London permanently now.
- continuing for a long time: lasting, long-lasting
to have a lasting effect
- not changing, and apparently lasting for ever: perpetual (adverb perpetually), never-ending
He lives in perpetual fear of being attacked. ◎ She felt perpetually tired. ◎ The day seemed never-ending.
※ MORE ...
- to sit in your seat until the end of sth boring: sit* through sth
I had to sit through two hours of football with my boyfriend on Saturday.
- to wait until the end of sth unpleasant: (informal) stick* it/sth out
We can't leave now - we'll just have to stick it out.
- to keep sth at the same standard or level: maintain sth
We need to maintain these high standards if we want to keep making a profit. ◎ to maintain profitability