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Continue has 12 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

An option allowing the player to resume play after game over, when all lives have been lost, while retaining their progress.

"After losing every life in the final boss battle, I quickly selected continue to restart without losing my saved progress."

"The game was called because of a short time continue."

Usage: In gaming contexts, "continue" refers to a token or code that allows a player to restart a level from a saved point after failing. Outside of games, however, this word is not used as a noun; it functions only as a verb meaning to persist in an action.

Verb
1

continue a certain state, condition, or activity

"Keep on working!"

"We continued to work into the night"

"Keep smiling"

"We went on working until well past midnight"

2

continue talking

"`I know it's hard', he continued, `but there is no choice'"

"carry on--pretend we are not in the room"

3

keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last

"preserve the peace in the family"

"continue the family tradition"

"Carry on the old traditions"

4

move ahead; travel onward in time or space

"We proceeded towards Washington"

"She continued in the direction of the hills"

"We are moving ahead in time now"

5

allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature

"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"

6

do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop

"We continued our research into the cause of the illness"

"The landlord persists in asking us to move"

7

continue after an interruption

"The demonstration continued after a break for lunch"

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"

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"

10

exist over a prolonged period of time

"The bad weather continued for two more weeks"

11

To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity).

"After a quick break, she decided to continue painting her living room until sunset."

In plain English: To continue means to keep doing something without stopping.

"Please continue your story where you left off."

Usage: Use "continue" when describing the act of resuming or maintaining an action without stopping. It applies to both starting over after a pause and simply extending an ongoing activity into the future.

Example Sentences
"The game was called because of a short time continue." noun
"The game did not have a clear winner to continue from." noun
"He refused to give up his right to the continuation of the project." noun
"There was no room for any further discussion after she made her final point." noun
"Please continue your story where you left off." verb
Related Terms
Antonyms
discontinue stop
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
act talk keep travel prolong be
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
hold run on ride segue ramble on resume persevere perpetuate prolong mummify head trace roar limp wander bide hold over cross sweep overlap spread ridge dot carry prevail stand

Origin

The word continue entered English from the Old French continuer and its Latin ancestor continuāre. It replaced an earlier native term that meant to endure or persist through something.

Rhyming Words
tenue venue avenue ingenue retinue detinue ingénue revenue inconnue mangenue parvenue lay venue bienvenue recontinue intervenue nonrevenue park avenue discontinue tax revenue fifth avenue
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