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| VERB | 1 | continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep | Continue a certain state, condition, or activity |
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| 2 | continue, go on, carry on, proceed | Continue with one's activities | |
| 3 | continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve | Keep or maintain in unaltered condition | |
| 4 | continue, proceed, go forward | Move ahead | |
| 5 | continue, retain, keep, keep on, keep going | Allow to remain in a place or position | |
| 6 | continue, persist in | Carry forward | |
| 7 | continue | Continue after an interruption | |
| 8 | continue, stay, stay on, remain | Continue in a place, position, or situation | |
| 9 | continue | Exist over a prolonged period of time |
| Sounds | kahntih'nyuw |
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| Rhymes | anew, argue, askew, and 55 more rhymes in yuw at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | Continue a certain state, condition, or activity. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s VERB-ing |
| Model | They continue moving; They continue to move |
| Examples | "We continued to work into the night" |
| Synonyms | go on, proceed, go along, keep |
| Narrower | hold; run on, keep going; ride |
| Broader | act, move |
| Contrary | discontinue |
| Similar to | continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve; continue |
| Nouns | continuance, continuation; continuation |
| Meaning | Continue with one's activities. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE; Somebody ----s VERB-ing |
| Examples | "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice" |
| Synonyms | go on, carry on, proceed |
| Narrower | segue; ramble on, ramble, jog |
| Broader | talk, speak |
| Nouns | continuation; continuation |
| Meaning | Keep or maintain in unaltered condition. Cause to remain or last. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Examples | "continue the family tradition" |
| Synonyms | uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve |
| Narrower | resume, restart; persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on; perpetuate; prolong, sustain, keep up; mummify |
| Broader | keep, maintain, hold |
| Contrary | discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off |
| Similar to | proceed, go forward, continue; continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep |
| Meaning | Move ahead. Travel onward in time or space. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s |
| Model | They continue up the hill |
| Examples | "She continued in the direction of the hills" |
| Synonyms | proceed, go forward |
| Narrower | head; trace; roar; limp; wander |
| Broader | travel, go, move, locomote |
| Similar to | continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve |
| Nouns | continuation |
| Meaning | Allow to remain in a place or position. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
| Examples | "We cannot continue several servants any longer" |
| Synonyms | retain, keep, keep on, keep going |
| Broader | prolong, sustain, keep up |
| Similar to | run on, keep going; continue, persist in |
| Nouns | continuation |
| Meaning | Carry forward. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Examples | "We continued our research into the cause of the illness" |
| Synonyms | persist in |
| Broader | act, move |
| Similar to | retain, continue, keep, keep on, keep going |
| Nouns | continuation |
| Meaning | Continue after an interruption. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s |
| Examples | "The demonstration continued after a break for lunch" |
| Broader | act, move |
| Similar to | continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep |
| Nouns | continuation; continuation |
| Meaning | Continue in a place, position, or situation. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
| Examples | "She continued as deputy mayor for another year" |
| Synonyms | stay, stay on, remain |
| Narrower | bide, abide, stay; hold over |
| Broader | be |
| Nouns | continuation |
| Meaning | Exist over a prolonged period of time. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s |
| Examples | "The bad weather continued for two more weeks" |
| Narrower | carry, extend; prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure; stand |
| Broader | be |
| Nouns | continuation; continuance |