Continue
verb
To not stop doing something.
Despite the heavy rain, the game continued.
Often appears as...
- continue doing something
- continue to do something
verb
To stay in the same situation or condition.
Her condition continued to improve.
Often appears as...
- continue to improve
- continue much the same
verb
To carry on a lawsuit or other legal process.
The attorney decided to continue the case.
Often appears as...
- continue a lawsuit
- continue legal proceedings
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Formal
Technical
verb
To extend in a particular direction.
The path continues for another mile.
Often appears as...
- continue to
- continue for
verb
To not stop doing something.
Despite the heavy rain, the game continued.
Often appears as...
- continue doing something
- continue to do something
verb
To stay in the same situation or condition.
Her condition continued to improve.
Often appears as...
- continue to improve
- continue much the same
verb
To carry on a lawsuit or other legal process.
The attorney decided to continue the case.
Often appears as...
- continue a lawsuit
- continue legal proceedings
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
verb
To extend in a particular direction.
The path continues for another mile.
Often appears as...
- continue to
- continue for
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Action Persistence
Used when actions or activities persist despite challenges or changes.
She continued reading even as the lights dimmed.
Pro Tip 2/2With Adverbs
Often paired with adverbs to describe the manner of continuation, such as 'quietly' or 'steadily'.
They continued quietly discussing the issue.
Pro Tip 1/2Action Persistence
Used when actions or activities persist despite challenges or changes.
She continued reading even as the lights dimmed.
Pro Tip 2/2With Adverbs
Often paired with adverbs to describe the manner of continuation, such as 'quietly' or 'steadily'.
They continued quietly discussing the issue.
Pro Tip 1/2Action Persistence
Used when actions or activities persist despite challenges or changes.
She continued reading even as the lights dimmed.
Pro Tip 2/2With Adverbs
Often paired with adverbs to describe the manner of continuation, such as 'quietly' or 'steadily'.
They continued quietly discussing the issue.
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sometimes but but if we're prepared we're continuing on his life
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The Life Story...
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And the different stages of sleep have been shown to help consolidate different types of memories. During the non-REM slow-wave sleep, declarative memory is encoded into a temporary store in the anterior part of the hippocampus. Through a continuing dialogue between the cortex and hippocampus,
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you eat sugar-rich food instead? If you rarely eat sugar or don't eat much at a time, the effect is similar to that of the balanced meal. But if you eat too much, the dopamine response does not level out. In other words, eating lots of sugar will continue to feel rewarding.
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Boniface Mwangi: The day...
because I discovered who I really am, as in, that's what I want to do, and there's such beauty in doing that. There's nothing as powerful as that, knowing that I'm meant to do this, because you don't get scared, you just continue living your life. Thank you.
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Handraising Twin Tiger...
And as the days roll by, the cubs continue to thrive under Giles's watchful eye. So, we try and spend a little bit of time with them every day. It's really important, because, ultimately, from day one,
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Can you solve the locker...
but if it's closed, she'll open it. This pattern will continue until all 100 of you have gone. The words in the lockers that remain open at the end will help you crack the code for the safe.
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Giving checkmate is...
continued that I'm convinced that it's almost impossible almost as a matter of fact it was he was not the only world champion thinking similarly about
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Hungry Polar Bear...
But this can't go on forever. As summer continues, temperatures are rising.
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When Food Can Kill You:...
sometimes but but if we're prepared we're continuing on his life
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The Life Story...
distance but the bachelors continue their advance
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Expect me to continue what I've been doing, which is trying to take over the world.
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American Author
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Francois de La Rochefoucauld
French Writer
Love can no more continue without a constant motion than fire can; and when once you take hope and fear away, you take from it its very life and being.
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Albert Camus
French Philosopher
You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.
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Alicia Keys
American Musician
I want to continue to produce film, television, and theater, and to make the most amazing music that I've made in my life.
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American President
I've known and continue to know every one of these major world leaders by their first names, and I have access to them.
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Walt Disney
American Businessman
Disneyland will never be completed. It will continue to grow as long as there is imagination left in the world.
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Mary J. Blige
American Musician
If you're here right now in your life, your journey continues and you've lived to tell the story.
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Ben Carson
American Scientist
I would prefer to just continue to speak about truth and to speak about what makes sense.
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Expect me to continue what I've been doing, which is trying to take over the world.
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Reality continues to ruin my life.
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