verb
exist over a prolonged period of time"The bad weather continued for two more weeks"
verb
continue with one''s activities"I know it''s hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"
"carry on--pretend we are not in the room"
"carry on--pretend we are not in the room"
verb
move aheadtravel onward in time or space
"We proceeded towards Washington"
"She continued in the direction of the hills"
"We are moving ahead in time now"
"She continued in the direction of the hills"
"We are moving ahead in time now"
verb
allow to remain in a place or position"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"
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We kept the"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"
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verb
keep or maintain in unaltered conditioncause to remain or last
"preserve the peace in the family"
"continue the family tradition"
"Carry on the old traditions"
"continue the family tradition"
"Carry on the old traditions"
verb
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"
"We continued to work into the night"
"Keep smiling"
"We went on working until well past midnight"
verb
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"
"Stay with me, please"
"despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"
"She continued as deputy mayor for another year"
verb
continue after an interruption"The demonstration continued after a break for lunch"
verb
carry forward"We continued our research into the cause of the illness"
Antonime:
(verb) stop, quit, discontinue, cease
Sinonime:
(verb) keep, preserve, proceed, remain, retain, stay, uphold