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continue Definition
(v)
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
"
(v)
continue
with
one
''
s
activities
; "
I
know
it
''
s
hard
,"
he
continued
, "
but
there
is
no
choice
"; "
carry
on
--
pretend
we
are
not
in
the
room
"
(v)
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
"
(v)
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
"
(v)
allow
to
remain
in
a
place
or
position
; "
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
(v)
carry
forward
; "
We
continued
our
research
into
the
cause
of
the
illness
"
(v)
continue
after
an
interruption
; "
The
demonstration
continued
after
a
break
for
lunch
"
(v)
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
"
(v)
exist
over
a
prolonged
period
of
time
; "
The
bad
weather
continued
for
two
more
weeks
"
continue Synonyms
bear on
carry on
continue
go along
go forward
go on
keep
keep going
keep on
persist in
preserve
proceed
remain
retain
stay
stay on
uphold
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