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intransitive verb1: to maintain without interruption a condition, course, or action <the boat continued downstream>2: to remain in existence : endure <the tradition continues>3: to remain in a place or condition : stay <cannot continue here much longer>4: to resume an activity after interruption <we'll continue after lunch>transitive verb1 a: keep up
, maintain <continues walking> b: to keep going or add to : prolong <continue the battle>
; also : to resume after intermission2: to cause to continue <chose not to continue her subscription>3: to allow to remain in a place or condition : retain <the trustees were continued>4: to postpone (a legal proceeding) by a continuance
— con·tinu·er
\-yü-ər\
noun synonyms continue
, last
, endure
, abide
, persist mean to exist over a period of time or indefinitely. continue applies to a process going on without ending <the search for peace will continue>. last, especially when unqualified, may stress existing beyond what is normal or expected <buy shoes that will last>. endure adds an implication of resisting destructive forces or agencies <in spite of everything, her faith endured>. abide implies stable and constant existing especially as opposed to mutability <a love that abides through 40 years of marriage>. persist suggests outlasting the normal or appointed time and often connotes obstinacy or doggedness <the sense of guilt persisted>.
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