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Verb (10)continues, continued, continuing

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”Synonyms: go onproceedgo alongkeepOpposite discontinueMore general act, moveMore specific survive, hold, ride, run onSimilar uphold
2. continue talking“‘I know it's hard,’ he continued, ‘but there is no choice’”“carry on — pretend we are not in the room”Synonyms: go oncarry onproceedMore general talk, speakMore specific ramble on, segue
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”Synonyms: upholdcarry onbear onpreserveMore general keep, maintainMore specific resume, persevere, prolong, perpetuate, do, mummifySimilar proceed, go on
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”Synonyms: proceedgo forwardmove aheadMore general travel, goMore specific head, roar, limp, trace, wanderSimilar uphold, carry on
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”Synonyms: retainkeepkeep onMore general prolong, sustainSimilar persist in
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”Synonyms: persist inMore general act, moveSimilar retain, keep
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”Synonyms: staystay onremain
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”Synonyms: coverextend
10. exist over a prolonged period of time“The bad weather continued for two more weeks”