Continue

Quick meaning: Continue is a verb meaning (transitive) To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity).

Meaning

(transitive) To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity).

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To make last; to prolong.
2. (transitive) To retain (someone or something) in a given state, position, etc.
3. (intransitive, copulative sense obsolete) To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.
4. (intransitive) To resume.
5. (transitive, law) To adjourn, prorogue, put off.
6. (poker slang) To make a continuation bet.
7. (video games) An option allowing the player to resume play after game over, when all lives have been lost, while retaining their progress.

Example Sentences

Do you want me to continue to unload these?

Shall I continue speaking, or will you just interrupt me again?

Firstly, I continue to base most species treatments on personally collected material, rather than on herbarium plants.

Can you account him wise or discreet that would willingly have his health, and yet will do nothing that should procure or continue it?

Word Forms

• continues
• continuing
• continued
• continuest
• continuedst
• continueth

Synonyms for continue

Depending on context, synonyms include carry on, keep, sustain, retain, go on, proceed.

Antonyms for continue

Common opposites include terminate, stop, discontinue, cease, give up, quit.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include carry on, keep, go on, stay, proceed, retain.

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