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Detailed Synonyms for continue in English

continue:

to continue verbe (continues, continued, continuing)

  1. to continue
    to continue; to proceed; to pursue the subject; to go through with it; to persist; to carry on; hold on; to go on; to keep on; to keep up; to move on; to let last; to get on
    • continue verbe (continues, continued, continuing)
    • proceed verbe (proceeds, proceeded, proceeding)
    • pursue the subject verbe (pursues the subject, pursued the subject, pursuing the subject)
    • go through with it verbe (goes through with it, went through with it, going through with it)
    • persist verbe (persists, persisted, persisting)
    • carry on verbe (carry on, carried on, carrying on)
    • hold on verbe
    • go on verbe (goes on, went on, going on)
    • keep on verbe (keeps on, kept on, keeping on)
    • keep up verbe (keeps up, kept up, keeping up)
    • move on verbe (moves on, moved on, moving on)
    • let last verbe (lets last, let last, letting last)
    • get on verbe (gets on, got on, getting on)
  2. to continue
    to prolong; to lengthen; to continue
    • prolong verbe (prolongs, prolonged, prolonging)
    • lengthen verbe (lengthens, lengthened, lengthening)
    • continue verbe (continues, continued, continuing)
  3. to continue
    to continue; to go on
    • continue verbe (continues, continued, continuing)
    • go on verbe (goes on, went on, going on)
  4. to continue
    to persist; to continue; to drag on
    • persist verbe (persists, persisted, persisting)
    • continue verbe (continues, continued, continuing)
    • drag on verbe (drags on, dragged on, dragging on)
  5. to continue
    render permanent; to continue
  6. to continue
    to work on; to continue
    • work on verbe (works on, worked on, working on)
    • continue verbe (continues, continued, continuing)
  7. to continue
    take it further; to continue; to go on
  8. to continue
    to remain; to stay
    – continue in a place, position, or situation 1
    • remain verbe (remains, remained, remaining)
      • despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year1
    • stay verbe (stays, stayed, staying)
      • After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser1
    to last; to continue
    • last verbe (lasts, lasted, lasting)
    • continue verbe (continues, continued, continuing)
  9. to continue
    – exist over a prolonged period of time 1
    to continue
    – exist over a prolonged period of time 1
    • continue verbe (continues, continued, continuing)
      • The bad weather continued for two more weeks1
  10. to continue
    – continue talking 1
    to proceed; to continue; to carry on; to go on
    – continue talking 1
    • proceed verbe (proceeds, proceeded, proceeding)
    • continue verbe (continues, continued, continuing)
    • carry on verbe (carry on, carried on, carrying on)
      • carry on--pretend we are not in the room1
    • go on verbe (goes on, went on, going on)
  11. to continue
    – move ahead; travel onward in time or space 1
    to proceed; to continue; go forward
    – move ahead; travel onward in time or space 1
    • proceed verbe (proceeds, proceeded, proceeding)
      • We proceeded towards Washington1
    • continue verbe (continues, continued, continuing)
      • She continued in the direction of the hills1
    • go forward verbe
  12. to continue
    – allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature 1
    to retain; to keep; to continue; to keep on
    – allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature 1
    • retain verbe (retains, retained, retaining)
      • She retains a lawyer1
      • She retained her composure1
      • this garment retains its shape even after many washings1
    • keep verbe (keeps, kept, keeping)
      • The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff1
      • Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on1
      • We kept the work going as long as we could1
    • continue verbe (continues, continued, continuing)
      • We cannot continue several servants any longer1
    • keep on verbe (keeps on, kept on, keeping on)
  13. to continue
    – keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last 1
    to preserve; to continue; to uphold; to carry on; bear on
    – keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last 1
    • preserve verbe (preserves, preserved, preserving)
      • preserve the peace in the family1
    • continue verbe (continues, continued, continuing)
      • continue the family tradition1
    • uphold verbe (upholds, upheld, upholding)
    • carry on verbe (carry on, carried on, carrying on)
    • bear on verbe
  14. to continue
    – continue a certain state, condition, or activity 1
    to proceed; to keep; to continue; to go on; go along
    – continue a certain state, condition, or activity 1
    • proceed verbe (proceeds, proceeded, proceeding)
    • keep verbe (keeps, kept, keeping)
    • continue verbe (continues, continued, continuing)
      • We continued to work into the night1
    • go on verbe (goes on, went on, going on)
    • go along verbe
  15. to continue
    – span an interval of distance, space or time 1
    to extend; to cover; to continue
    – span an interval of distance, space or time 1
    • extend verbe (extends, extended, extending)
      • The war extended over five years1
      • My land extends over the hills on the horizon1
    • cover verbe (covers, covered, covering)
      • The period covered the turn of the century1
      • This farm covers some 200 acres1
    • continue verbe (continues, continued, continuing)
      • The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles1
  16. to continue
    – continue in a place, position, or situation 1
    to remain; to stay; to continue; to stay on
    – continue in a place, position, or situation 1
    • remain verbe (remains, remained, remaining)
      • despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year1
    • stay verbe (stays, stayed, staying)
      • After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser1
    • continue verbe (continues, continued, continuing)
      • She continued as deputy mayor for another year1
    • stay on verbe (stays on, stayed on, staying on)
  17. to continue
    – continue after an interruption 1
    to continue
    – continue after an interruption 1
    • continue verbe (continues, continued, continuing)
      • The demonstration continued after a break for lunch1
  18. to continue
    – do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop 1
    to continue; persist in
    – do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop 1
    • continue verbe (continues, continued, continuing)
      • We continued our research into the cause of the illness1
    • persist in verbe

Conjugations for continue:

present
  1. continue
  2. continue
  3. continues
  4. continue
  5. continue
  6. continue
simple past
  1. continued
  2. continued
  3. continued
  4. continued
  5. continued
  6. continued
present perfect
  1. have continued
  2. have continued
  3. has continued
  4. have continued
  5. have continued
  6. have continued
past continuous
  1. was continuing
  2. were continuing
  3. was continuing
  4. were continuing
  5. were continuing
  6. were continuing
future
  1. shall continue
  2. will continue
  3. will continue
  4. shall continue
  5. will continue
  6. will continue
continuous present
  1. am continuing
  2. are continuing
  3. is continuing
  4. are continuing
  5. are continuing
  6. are continuing
subjunctive
  1. be continued
  2. be continued
  3. be continued
  4. be continued
  5. be continued
  6. be continued
diverse
  1. continue!
  2. let's continue!
  3. continued
  4. continuing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "continue":

  1. exist over a prolonged period of time1
    • The bad weather continued for two more weeks1
  2. continue talking1
  3. move ahead; travel onward in time or space1
    • She continued in the direction of the hills1
  4. allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature1
    • We cannot continue several servants any longer1
  5. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last1
    • continue the family tradition1
  6. continue a certain state, condition, or activity1
    • We continued to work into the night1
  7. span an interval of distance, space or time1
    • The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles1
  8. continue in a place, position, or situation1
    • She continued as deputy mayor for another year1
  9. continue after an interruption1
    • The demonstration continued after a break for lunch1
  10. do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop1
    • We continued our research into the cause of the illness1

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