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CONTINUE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they continue ... he / she / it continues
Past simple: continued
Past participle: continued
-ing form: continuing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Exist over a prolonged period of time
Example:
The bad weather continued for two more weeks
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "continue" is one way to...):
be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "continue"):
carry; extend (continue or extend)
die hard; endure; persist; prevail; run (continue to exist)
stand (be in effect; be or remain in force)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Derivation:
continuance (the period of time during which something continues)
continuation (the consequence of being lengthened in duration)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Continue talking
Example:
carry on--pretend we are not in the room
Synonyms:
carry on; continue; go on; proceed
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "continue" is one way to...):
speak; talk (exchange thoughts; talk with)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "continue"):
segue (proceed without interruption; in music or talk)
jog; ramble; ramble on (continue talking or writing in a desultory manner)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Derivation:
continuation (the act of continuing an activity without interruption)
continuation (the consequence of being lengthened in duration)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Move ahead; travel onward in time or space
Example:
We are moving ahead in time now
Synonyms:
continue; go forward; proceed
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "continue" is one way to...):
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)
Verb group:
bear on; carry on; continue; preserve; uphold (keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "continue"):
head (to go or travel towards)
trace (make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along)
roar (act or proceed in a riotous, turbulent, or disorderly way)
limp (proceed slowly or with difficulty)
wander (go via an indirect route or at no set pace)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Sentence example:
They continue up the hill
Derivation:
continuation (the act of continuing an activity without interruption)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
Example:
this garment retains its shape even after many washings
Synonyms:
continue; keep; keep on; retain
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "continue" is one way to...):
keep up; prolong; sustain (lengthen or extend in duration or space)
Verb group:
continue; persist in (do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Derivation:
continuation (the consequence of being lengthened in duration)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
Example:
Carry on the old traditions
Synonyms:
bear on; carry on; continue; preserve; uphold
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "continue" is one way to...):
hold; keep; maintain (cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., 'keep clean')
Verb group:
continue; go forward; proceed (move ahead; travel onward in time or space)
continue; go along; go on; keep; proceed (continue a certain state, condition, or activity)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "continue"):
mummify (preserve while making lifeless)
keep up; prolong; sustain (lengthen or extend in duration or space)
perpetuate (cause to continue or prevail)
hang in; hang on; hold on; persevere; persist (be persistent, refuse to stop)
re-start; restart; resume (take up or begin anew)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Antonym:
discontinue (put an end to a state or an activity)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Continue a certain state, condition, or activity
Example:
We went on working until well past midnight
Synonyms:
continue; go along; go on; keep; proceed
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "continue" is one way to...):
act; move (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action))
Verb group:
bear on; carry on; continue; preserve; uphold (keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last)
continue (continue after an interruption)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "continue"):
hold (remain in a certain state, position, or condition)
keep going; run on (continue uninterrupted)
ride (continue undisturbed and without interference)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Sentence examples:
They continue to move
They continue moving
Antonym:
discontinue (come to or be at an end)
Derivation:
continuance; continuation (the act of continuing an activity without interruption)
continuation (the consequence of being lengthened in duration)
Sense 7
Meaning:
Span an interval of distance, space or time
Example:
The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles
Synonyms:
continue; cover; extend
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "continue" is one way to...):
be (occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere)
Verb group:
cover (hold within range of an aimed firearm)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "continue"):
cross; span; sweep; traverse (to cover or extend over an area or time period)
sweep (cover the entire range of)
overlap (extend over and cover a part of)
overspread; spread (spread across or over)
ridge (extend in ridges)
constellate; dot; stud (scatter or intersperse like dots or studs)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Sense 8
Meaning:
Continue in a place, position, or situation
Example:
She continued as deputy mayor for another year
Synonyms:
continue; remain; stay; stay on
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "continue" is one way to...):
be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "continue"):
hold over (continue a term of office past the normal period of time)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Derivation:
continuation (the consequence of being lengthened in duration)
Sense 9
Meaning:
Continue after an interruption
Example:
The demonstration continued after a break for lunch
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "continue" is one way to...):
act; move (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action))
Verb group:
continue; go along; go on; keep; proceed (continue a certain state, condition, or activity)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
continuation (the act of continuing an activity without interruption)
continuation (the consequence of being lengthened in duration)
Sense 10
Meaning:
Do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop
Example:
The landlord persists in asking us to move
Synonyms:
continue; persist in
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "continue" is one way to...):
act; move (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action))
Verb group:
continue; keep; keep on; retain (allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derivation:
continuation (the act of continuing an activity without interruption)
Context examples:
None the less, his success continued, and the less skilful hunters were often kept busy hauling in his meat.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
“While Mary is adjusting her ideas,” he continued, “let us return to Mr. Bingley.”
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
"Your house did, anyway," replied the little old woman, with a laugh, "and that is the same thing. See!" she continued, pointing to the corner of the house.
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
Some of the colour had come back into his cheeks, though he still looked very sick and still continued to slip out and settle down as the ship banged about.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
“But for all that,” continued the lawyer, “there’s one point I want to ask. I want to ask the name of that man who walked over the child.”
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
By degrees the calm and heavenly scene restored me, and I continued my journey towards Geneva.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
“What ho there!” he continued, beating upon the door with the hilt of his sword.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
I only know one as true, he continued, taking me by the hand, and dear old Rodney Stone is his name.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
But since it is safe in your hands I see no object in continuing this business.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Astronomers will continue collect observations to further characterize the comet's physical properties (size, rotation, etc.) and also continue to better identify its trajectory.
(Newly Discovered Comet Is Likely Interstellar Visitor, NASA)
