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 |
verb. continue talking `I know it's hard', he continued, `but there is no choice'|carry on--pretend we are not in the room |
verb. 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 |
verb. 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 |
verb. 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 |
verb. 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 |
verb. continue after an interruption The demonstration continued after a break for lunch |
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 |
verb. 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 |
verb. exist over a prolonged period of time The bad weather continued for two more weeks |
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