The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Continue \Con*tin"ue\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Continued; p. pr. &
   vb. n. Continuing.] [F. continuer, L. continuare,
   -tinuatum, to connect, continue, fr. continuus. See
   Continuous, and cf. Continuate.]
   1. To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in
      connection with; to abide; to stay.
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            Here to continue, and build up here
            A growing empire.                     --Milton.
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            They continue with me now three days, and have
            nothing to eat.                       --Matt. xv.
                                                  32.
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   2. To be permanent or durable; to endure; to last.
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            But now thy kingdom shall not continue. --1 Sam.
                                                  xiii. 14.
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   3. To be steadfast or constant in any course; to persevere;
      to abide; to endure; to persist; to keep up or maintain a
      particular condition, course, or series of actions; as,
      the army continued to advance.
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            If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples
            indeed.                               --John viii.
                                                  31.

   Syn: To persevere; persist. See Persevere.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Continue \Con*tin"ue\, v. t.
   1. To unite; to connect. [Obs.]
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            the use of the navel is to continue the infant unto
            the mother.                           --Sir T.
                                                  browne.
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   2. To protract or extend in duration; to preserve or persist
      in; to cease not.
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            O continue thy loving kindness unto them that know
            thee.                                 --Ps. xxxvi.
                                                  10.
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            You know how to make yourself happy by only
            continuing such a life as you have been long
            accustomed to lead.                   --Pope.
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   3. To carry onward or extend; to prolong or produce; to add
      to or draw out in length.
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            A bridge of wond'rous length,
            From hell continued, reaching th' utmost orb
            of this frail world.                  --Milton.
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   4. To retain; to suffer or cause to remain; as, the trustees
      were continued; also, to suffer to live.
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            And how shall we continue Claudio.    --Shak.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

continue
    v 1: 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"
         [syn: continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep]
         [ant: discontinue]
    2: continue talking; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but
       there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the
       room" [syn: continue, go on, carry on, proceed]
    3: 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" [syn:
       continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve]
       [ant: cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit,
       stop]
    4: 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" [syn: proceed,
       go forward, continue]
    5: allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property
       or feature; "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 work going as long
       as we could"; "She retained her composure"; "this garment
       retains its shape even after many washings" [syn: retain,
       continue, keep, keep on]
    6: do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop; "We
       continued our research into the cause of the illness"; "The
       landlord persists in asking us to move" [syn: continue,
       persist in]
    7: continue after an interruption; "The demonstration continued
       after a break for lunch"
    8: 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" [syn: stay, stay on, continue,
       remain]
    9: span an interval of distance, space or time; "The war
       extended over five years"; "The period covered the turn of
       the century"; "My land extends over the hills on the
       horizon"; "This farm covers some 200 acres"; "The Archipelago
       continues for another 500 miles" [syn: cover, continue,
       extend]
    10: exist over a prolonged period of time; "The bad weather
        continued for two more weeks"