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con·tin·ue [ kən tínnyoo ] (past and past participle con·tin·ued, present participle con·tin·u·ing, 3rd person present singular con·tin·ues)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb keep going: to last, or make something last, beyond the present or throughout a period of time
pledge to continue campaigning against the ban
Talks between the two sides continued during May.

2. transitive and intransitive verb not stop: to keep up an activity or state already begun
were able to continue broadcasting without interruption

3. transitive and intransitive verb start something again: to start doing something again after an interruption or pause
We'll continue this discussion later.

4. transitive and intransitive verb begin speaking again: to begin speaking again, or say something, after an interruption or pause

5. transitive and intransitive verb make something longer: to extend, or extend something, beyond a particular point or beyond its original length

6. intransitive verb move farther: to move or travel farther in a particular direction
Continue east along the coast path.

7. transitive verb North America postpone case: to postpone legal proceedings

[14th century. Via French< Latin continuare "make continuous" < continere (see contain)]

con·tin·u·a·ble adjective
con·tin·ued adjective
con·tin·u·er noun
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