Continue

v. i.	1.	To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay. [imp. & p. p. Continued ; p. pr. & vb. n. Continuing.] Here to continue, and build up here A growing empire. - Milton. They continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat. - Matt. xv. 32.
	2.	To be permanent or durable; to endure; to last. But now thy kingdom shall not continue. - 1 Sam. xiii. 14.
	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. If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed. - John viii. 31.
v. t.	1.	To unite; to connect. the use of the navel is to continue the infant unto the mother. - Sir T. browne.
	2.	To protract or extend in duration; to preserve or persist in; to cease not. O continue thy loving kindness unto them that know thee. - Ps. xxxvi. 10. You know how to make yourself happy by only continuing such a life as you have been long accustomed to lead. - Pope.
	3.	To carry onward or extend; to prolong or produce; to add to or draw out in length. A bridge of wond'rous length, From hell continued, reaching th' utmost orb of this frail world. - Milton.
	4.	To retain; to suffer or cause to remain; as, the trustees were continued; also, to suffer to live. And how shall we continue Claudio. - Shak.

Verb	1.	continue - 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 on, keep, go along, proceed Antonyms: discontinue - come or be at an end; "the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31"
	2.	continue - 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" Synonyms: proceed, carry on, go on
	3.	continue - 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: preserve, uphold, carry on, bear on Antonyms: cease, discontinue, lay off, quit, stop, give up - put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"
	4.	continue - 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: go forward, proceed
	5.	continue - 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"; "We kept the work going as long as we could" Synonyms: keep on, retain, keep going, keep
	6.	continue - carry forward; "We continued our research into the cause of the illness" Synonyms: persist in
	7.	continue - continue after an interruption; "The demonstration continued after a break for lunch"
	8.	continue - 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: stay on, remain, stay
	9.	continue - exist over a prolonged period of time; "The bad weather continued for two more weeks"

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