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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 |