Definition of continue - Merriam-Webster

Definition of continue · 1 : to maintain without interruption a condition, course, or action The boat continued downstream. · 2 : to remain in ... Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut continue verb SaveWord con·​tin·​ue |\kən-ˈtin-(ˌ)yü \ continued;continuing Definitionofcontinue intransitiveverb 1 :tomaintainwithoutinterruptionacondition,course,oraction Theboatcontinueddownstream. 2 :toremaininexistence:endure Thetraditioncontinuestothisday. 3 :toremaininaplaceorcondition:stay Wecannotcontinueheremuchlonger. 4 :toresumeanactivityafterinterruption We'llcontinueafterlunch. transitiveverb 1a :keepup,maintain continueswalking b :tokeepgoingoraddto:prolong continuethebattle also :toresumeafterintermission 2 :tocausetocontinue chosenottocontinuehersubscription 3 :toallowtoremaininaplaceorcondition:retain Thetrusteeswerecontinued. 4 :topostpone(alegalproceeding)byacontinuance OtherWordsfromcontinue Synonyms&Antonyms ChoosetheRightSynonym MoreExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutcontinue OtherWordsfromcontinue continuer \ kən-​ˈtin-​yü-​ər \ noun Synonyms&Antonymsforcontinue Synonyms abide, bide, endure, holdon, holdup, keepup, last, perdure, persist, remain, runon Antonyms cease, close, conclude, desist, die, discontinue, end, expire, finish, lapse, leaveoff, pass, quit, stop, terminate, windup VisittheThesaurusforMore  ChoosetheRightSynonymforcontinue continue,last,endure,abide,persistmeantoexistoveraperiodoftimeorindefinitely.continueappliestoaprocessgoingonwithoutending. thesearchforpeacewillcontinue last,especiallywhenunqualified,maystressexistingbeyondwhatisnormalorexpected. buyshoesthatwilllast endureaddsanimplicationofresistingdestructiveforcesoragencies. inspiteofeverything,herfaithendured abideimpliesstableandconstantexistingespeciallyasopposedtomutability. alovethatabidesthrough40yearsofmarriage persistsuggestsoutlastingthenormalorappointedtimeandoftenconnotesobstinacyordoggedness. thesenseofguiltpersisted ExamplesofcontinueinaSentence Theteamwillcontinuewiththeirdrillsuntilthecoachissatisfiedwiththeirperformance. Theworld'spopulationcontinuestogrow. Thetraditionswillcontinueonlyaslongasthenextgenerationskeepthemalive. Thegoodweathercontinuedforseveraldays. Thelecturecontinuedforanotherhourafterweleft. Exitthehighway,takearightofftheramp,thencontinuedownthestreetuntilyougettothefirsttrafficlight. Continuealongthispathuntilyoucometotheend. Theplotgetsmoreandmoreintricateasthestorycontinues. SeeMore RecentExamplesontheWeb Still,victoriesforconservativeselsewheresuggestcriticalracetheorywillcontinuetodominatepoliticalrhetoric,especiallyinswingstatesortightcongressionalraces. — LindsaySchnell,USATODAY,4Nov.2021 Butterworthinsteadsuggestedthecityfocusonantiquatedofficebuildings,wherevacancyrateswilllikelycontinuetogrowassomecompaniesswitchtoremotework. — JessicaBoehm,TheArizonaRepublic,4Nov.2021 Marialremainsonscholarshipandwillcontinuetopracticewiththeteam. — oregonlive,3Nov.2021 ThisishowRepublicanswin:continuetotakeadvantageofthecollapseoftheDemocraticPartyinruralAmerica. — ScottJennings,CNN,3Nov.2021 Withoutadoubt,theworldhaschangedandwillcontinuetodosoatanever-increasingrate. — JamesSchiefer,Forbes,3Nov.2021 Alongwiththe125participantsinthepilotprogramwhohavebeenreceivingthe$500amonth,andiffunded,willcontinuereceivingthepaymentsthroughApril,another151individualscompletedthesurveyandareusingthewraparoundservices. — CarrieNapoleon,chicagotribune.com,3Nov.2021 AmondeclinedtosayhowlongQualcommwillcontinuetosupplyApple,otherthanthetwocompanieshaveamulti-yearagreementsignedin2019. — MikeFreeman,SanDiegoUnion-Tribune,3Nov.2021 Tubervillesaysconcernabouteducationwillcontinuetobeapointofconcernforvoters. — al,3Nov.2021 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'continue.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore FirstKnownUseofcontinue 14thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatintransitivesense1 HistoryandEtymologyforcontinue MiddleEnglishcontinuen"topersist,persevere,last,postpone(ahearingortrial),"borrowedfromAnglo-Frenchcontinuer,borrowedfromLatincontinuāre"tomakecontinuous,extendinspace,keeponwith,"verbalderivativeofcontinuus"uninterrupted,continuous LearnMoreAboutcontinue Sharecontinue PosttheDefinitionofcontinuetoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofcontinueonTwitter TimeTravelerforcontinue Thefirstknownuseofcontinuewas inthe14thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury DictionaryEntriesNearcontinue continuator continue continued SeeMoreNearbyEntries  PhrasesRelatedtocontinue withthe(continued)absenceof Statisticsforcontinue LastUpdated 6Nov2021 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Continue.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/continue.Accessed11Nov.2021. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforcontinue continue verb EnglishLanguageLearnersDefinitionofcontinue :todosomethingwithoutstopping:tokeepdoingsomethinginthesamewayasbefore :tostayinajoborposition :tokeephappeningorexisting:toremainactiveorinexistencewithoutchangingorstopping SeethefulldefinitionforcontinueintheEnglishLanguageLearnersDictionary continue verb con·​tin·​ue |\kən-ˈtin-yü \ continued;continuing KidsDefinitionofcontinue 1 :todoorcausetodothesamethingwithoutchangingorstopping Theweathercontinuedhotandsunny. 2 :tobeginagainafterstopping Afteryouleft,Icontinuedworking. continue transitiveverb con·​tin·​ue continued;continuing Legal Definitionofcontinue :topostpone(alegalproceeding)toafutureday MorefromMerriam-Websteroncontinue Nglish:TranslationofcontinueforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofcontinueforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY steadfast SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! 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