con·tin·ue (k n-t n y )v. con·tin·ued, con·tin·u·ing, con·tin·ues v.intr. 1. To go on with a particular action or in a particular condition; persist. 2. To exist over a prolonged period; last. 3. To remain in the same state, capacity, or place: She continued as mayor for a second term. 4. To go on after an interruption; resume: The negotiations continued after a break for lunch. v.tr. 1. To carry forward; persist in: The police will continue their investigation. 2. To carry further in time, space, or development; extend. 3. To cause to remain or last; retain. 4. To carry on after an interruption; resume. 5. Law To postpone or adjourn. [Middle English continuen, from Old French continuer, from Latin continu  re, from continuus, continuous, from contin re, to hold together; see contain.]con·tin u·a·ble adj.con·tin u·er n. |
continue [kənˈtɪnjuː]
vb -ues, -uing, -ued
1. (when tr, may take an infinitive) to remain or cause to remain in a particular condition, capacity, or place
2. (when tr, may take an infinitive) to carry on uninterruptedly (a course of action); persist in (something) he continued running
3. (when tr, may take an infinitive) to resume after an interruption we'll continue after lunch
4. to draw out or be drawn out; prolong or be prolonged continue the chord until it meets the tangent
5. (Law) (tr) Law chiefly Scots to postpone or adjourn (legal proceedings)
[from Old French continuer, from Latin continuāre to join together, from continuus continuous]
continuable adj
continuer n
continuingly adv
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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" act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" preserve, uphold, carry on, continue, bear on - 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" hold - remain in a certain state, position, or condition; "The weather held"; "They held on the road and kept marching" keep going, run on - continue uninterrupted; "The disease will run on unchecked"; "The party kept going until 4 A.M." ride - continue undisturbed and without interference; "Let it ride" continue - continue after an interruption; "The demonstration continued after a break for lunch" discontinue - come to or be at an end; "the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31" |
| 2. | continue - continue talking; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room" segue - proceed without interruption; in music or talk; "He segued into another discourse" | |
| 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" hang in, persevere, persist, hang on, hold on - be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions" go forward, proceed, 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" perpetuate - cause to continue or prevail; "perpetuate a myth" sustain, keep up, prolong - lengthen or extend in duration or space; "We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work" mummify - preserve while making lifeless; "mummified ideas and institutions should be gotten rid of" hold, keep, maintain - keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes" | |
| 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" go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" head - to go or travel towards; "where is she heading"; "We were headed for the mountains" trace - make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along; "The children traced along the edge of the dark forest"; "The women traced the pasture" roar - act or proceed in a riotous, turbulent, or disorderly way; "desperadoes from the hills regularly roared in to take over the town"-R.A.Billington limp - proceed slowly or with difficulty; "the boat limped into the harbor" wander - go via an indirect route or at no set pace; "After dinner, we wandered into town" | |
| 5. | continue - 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" sustain, keep up, prolong - lengthen or extend in duration or space; "We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work" persist in, continue - 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" | |
| 6. | continue - 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" act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" keep on, retain, continue, keep - 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" | |
| 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" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" abide, bide, stay - dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young" hold over - continue a term of office past the normal period of time | |
| 9. | continue - 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" cover - hold within range of an aimed firearm be - occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?" span, traverse, cross, sweep - to cover or extend over an area or time period; "Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres"; "The novel spans three centuries" sweep - cover the entire range of overlap - extend over and cover a part of; "The roofs of the houses overlap in this crowded city" overspread, spread - spread across or over; "A big oil spot spread across the water" ridge - extend in ridges; "The land ridges towards the South" constellate, dot, stud - scatter or intersperse like dots or studs; "Hills constellated with lights" | |
| 10. | continue - exist over a prolonged period of time; "The bad weather continued for two more weeks" carry, extend - continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" die hard, persist, prevail, endure, run - continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures" stand - be in effect; be or remain in force; "The law stands!" |
continue
verb
1. keep on, go on, maintain, pursue, sustain, carry on, stick to, keep up, prolong, persist in, keep at, persevere, stick at, press on with Outside the hall, people continued their vigil.
keep on stop, give up, quit, cease, break off, pack in (Brit. informal), discontinue, leave off, call it a day
keep on stop, give up, quit, cease, break off, pack in (Brit. informal), discontinue, leave off, call it a day
2. go on, advance, progress, proceed, carry on, keep going As the investigation continued, the plot began to thicken.
3. resume, return to, take up again, proceed, carry on, recommence, pick up where you left off She looked up for a moment, then continued drawing.
resume stop, give up, quit, cease, break off, pack in (Brit. informal), discontinue, leave off, call it a day
resume stop, give up, quit, cease, break off, pack in (Brit. informal), discontinue, leave off, call it a day
Translations
continue [kənˈtɪnjuː]
A. VT
1. (= carry on) [+ policy, tradition] → seguir
B. VI
1. (= carry on) → continuar
"and so," he continued → -y de este modo -continuó
to continue doing or to do sth → continuar or seguir haciendo algo
she continued talking to her friend → continuó or siguió hablando con su amiga
to continue on one's way → seguir su camino
to continue with sth → seguir con algo
"and so," he continued → -y de este modo -continuó
to continue doing or to do sth → continuar or seguir haciendo algo
she continued talking to her friend → continuó or siguió hablando con su amiga
to continue on one's way → seguir su camino
to continue with sth → seguir con algo
continue [kənˈtɪnjuː]
vt
(= go on) → continuer
to continue doing sth → continuer à faire qch
She continued talking to her friend → Elle a continué à parler à son amie.
to continue to do sth → continuer à faire qch
to continue doing sth → continuer à faire qch
She continued talking to her friend → Elle a continué à parler à son amie.
to continue to do sth → continuer à faire qch
(= go on with) [+ activity, work, education, career] → poursuivre
continue
vt
(= carry on) → fortfahren mit; policy, tradition, struggle → fortsetzen, fortführen, weiterführen; activity, piece of work, meal → fortsetzen, weitermachen mit; to continue doing or to do something → etw weiter tun, fortfahren, etw zu tun; to continue to fight/sing/read/eat, to continue fighting/singing/reading/eating → weiterkämpfen/-singen/-lesen/-essen; her condition continues to improve → ihr Befinden bessert sich ständig
(= resume) → fortsetzen; conversation, work, journey also → wieder aufnehmen; to be continued → Fortsetzung folgt; continued on p 10 → weiter or Fortsetzung auf Seite 10; continue (command) (Comput) → weiter
(= prolong) line → verlängern, weiterführen
vi (= go on, person) → weitermachen; (crisis, speech) → fortdauern, (an)dauern; (influence) → fortdauern, andauern; (weather) → anhalten; (road, forest etc) → weitergehen, sich fortsetzen; (concert etc) → weitergehen; to continue on one’s way → weiterfahren; (on foot) → weitergehen; he continued after a short pause → er redete/schrieb/las etc nach einer kurzen Pause weiter; to continue with one’s work → seine Arbeit fortsetzen, mit seiner Arbeit weitermachen; please continue → bitte machen Sie weiter; (in talking) → fahren Sie fort; to continue to be obstinate/cheerful → weiterhin starrköpfig/fröhlich bleiben; he continues to be optimistic → er ist nach wie vor optimistisch; to continue at university/with a company/as somebody’s secretary → auf der Universität/bei einer Firma/jds Sekretärin bleiben; to continue in office → im Amt verbleiben; his influence continued after his death → sein Einfluss überdauerte seinen Tod
continue [kənˈtɪnjuː]
continue [kənˈtɪnjuː]
1. vt (gen) to continue (doing or to do sth) → continuare (a fare qc); (start again) → riprendere, continuare; (serial story) to be continued → continua
continued on page 10 → segue or continua a pagina 10
continued on page 10 → segue or continua a pagina 10
2. vi (gen) → continuare; (resume) → riprendere, continuare; (extend) → estendersi, proseguire
to continue on one's way → continuare per la propria strada
to continue on one's way → continuare per la propria strada
continue [kənˈtɪnjuː]
1. vt (gen) to continue (doing or to do sth) → continuare (a fare qc); (start again) → riprendere, continuare; (serial story) to be continued → continua
continued on page 10 → segue or continua a pagina 10
continued on page 10 → segue or continua a pagina 10
2. vi (gen) → continuare; (resume) → riprendere, continuare; (extend) → estendersi, proseguire
to continue on one's way → continuare per la propria strada
to continue on one's way → continuare per la propria strada
v continue [kənˈtinjuː]
1 to go on being, doing etc; to last or keep on She continued to run; They continued running; He will continue in his present job; The noise continued for several hours; The road continues for 150 kilometres. aanhou يَبْقى، يَدوم، يَسْتَمِر простирам се pokračovat, setrvat fortsætte med; vedblive med fortfahren συνεχίζω, συνεχίζομαι continuar jätkama, jätkuma ادامه دادن یا یافتن؛ طول کشیدن jatkaa, jatkua continuer לְהִימָשֵך जारी रहना nastavljati folytat(ódik) meneruskan halda áfram continuare 続ける 지속하다 toliau ką daryti, tęsti(s), trukti turpināt; turpināties menyambung doorgaan fortsette; gå videre, holde på kontynuować, trwać, ciągnąć się continuar a continua продолжать(ся) pokračovať, trvať nadaljevati (se) nastaviti se fortsätta ดำเนินต่อไป devam etmek, sür(dür)mek 延續, 持續 продовжувати(ся); простягатися جارى رهنا يا ركهنا، برقرار رهنا يا ركهنا، رهنا يا كرتے رهنا tiếp tục 延续, 延伸
2 to go on (with) often after a break or pause He continued his talk after the interval; This story is continued on p.53. aangaan, voortsit يَسْتَمِر продължавам pokračovat, znovu začít fortsætte fortsetzen συνεχίζω, συνεχίζομαι (μετά από διακοπή) continuar, proseguir jätkama, jätkuma دنباله داشتن؛ دنبال کردن jatkaa, jatkua reprendre לְהַמשִיך जारी produljiti folytat meneruskan halda áfram riprendere 継続する 계속하다 toliau ką daryti, tęsti turpināt bersambung voortzetten fortsette, bli ved kontynuować continuar a relua продолжать(ся) pokračovať nadaljevati (se) nastaviti se fortsätta เริ่มอีกครั้ง devam etmek 繼續 продовжувати جارى ركهنا tiếp diễn 继续
adj conˈtinual
very frequent; repeated many times continual interruptions. aanhoudende مُتَواصِل، مُتَتابِع непрестанен ustavičný, neustálý konstant; vedvarende; gentaget sehr häufig συνεχής, διαρκής continuo, repetido jätkuv مکرر؛ پیوسته jatkuva continuel מִתמַשֵׁך अविरत vrlo čest, učestao szakadatlan sering sífelldur, síendurtekinn continuo ひん繁な 계속적인 nuolatinis ļoti biežs; nerimstošs selalu voortdurend gjentatt, stadig ustawiczny constante continuu беспрестанный neustály pogost učestao ständig, idelig ต่อเนื่อง sürekli, devamlı 頻繁的，連續的 безперервний; постійний لگاتار، متواتر lặp đi lặp lại 连续的
adv conˈtinually
aanhoudend بِاسْتِمرار، بِتَتَابُع непрекъснато ustavičně til stadighed; igen og igen ständig συνεχώς continuamente jätkuvalt بطور مکرر jatkuvasti sans cesse כָּל הַזְמָן निरंतर učestao, neprestan állandóan, folyamatosan terus-menerus sífellt continuamente 絶えず 계속적으로 nuolatos ļoti bieži; nerimtīgi dengan selalu voortdurend til stadighet, gjentatte ganger ustawicznie constantemente în continuu неоднократно neustále neprenehoma učestalo ständigt, ideligen อย่างต่อเนื่อง sürekli bir şekilde 連續地 безперервно; постійно لگاتار، متواتر không ngừng 连续地
n conˌtinuˈation
1 the act of continuing, often after a break or pause the continuation of his studies. voortsetting إسْتِمرار، تَتابُع продължаване pokračování fortsættelse; genoptagelse die Fortsetzung συνέχιση (μετά από διακοπή) continuación jätkamine, jätkumine ادامه؛ از سر گیری jatkaminen, jatkuminen reprise הַמשָכָה के क्रम में nastavljanje folytatás lanjutan áframhald ripresa 継続 계속 tęsimas turpināšana menyambung voortzetting fortsettelse, videreføring, gjenopptak(ing) kontynuacja continuação reluare возобновление pokračovanie nadaljevanje nastavak fortsättning, återupptagande การต่อเนื่องกัน devam etme 繼續 поновлення تسلسل، دوام sự tiếp tục trở lại 继续
2 something which carries on, especially a further part of a story etc This is a continuation of what he said last week. voortsetting, vervolg إسْتِمْرار، تَتِمَّه، تَكْمِلَه продължение pokračování fortsættelse die Fortsetzung η συνέχεια, το επόμενο μέρος (π.χ. μιας ιστορίας) continuación jätk دنباله؛ بخش بعدی jatko suite הֶמשֵך जारी neprestano trajanje folytatás lanjutan framhald seguito 続き 속편 tęsinys turpinājums penerusan vervolg fortsettelse ciąg dalszy continuação urmare продолжение pokračovanie nadaljevanje nastavak fortsättning ตอนต่อไป devam (故事的)延伸 продовження بقيہ phần tiếp theo （故事的）续篇
n contiˈnuity [kon-]
1 the state of being continuous or logically related It is important to children to have some continuity in their education. kontinuïteit إسْتِمْرارِيَّه последователност kontunuita kontinuitet; sammenhæng die Stetigkeit συνοχή, αλληλουχία continuidad järjepidevus تداوم؛ پیوستگی jatkuvuus continuité רְצִיפוּת निरंतरता stalan slijed folyamatosság kesinambungan órofið samhengi continuità 継続性 연속성 tęstinumas, nuoseklumas nepārtrauktība; secība penyambungan continua ateit kontinuitet, sammenheng ciągłość continuidade continuitate последовательность kontinuita stalnost kontinuitet kontinuitet ความต่อเนื่องกัน devamlılık, süreklilik 連續性，持續性 безперервність; цілісність تسلسل، دوام sự liên tục 连续性，持续性
2 the detailed arrangement of the parts of a story etc for a film script etc. samehang سِلْسِلَة، سيناريو سينمائي сценарий scénář billedfølge; drejebog das Drehbuch ροή σεναρίου continuidad režiistsenaarium فیلمنامۀ نهایی käsikirjoitus continuité הֶמשֵכִיוּת किसी फिल्म की पटकथा में कहानी के हिस्सों की विस्तृत योजना kontinuitet, neprekidnost forgatókönyv kesinambungan handrit copione 撮影用台本 콘티 nuoseklus išdėstymas, montažas scenārijs kesinambungan draaiboek handlingsforløp, dreiebok scenariusz (szczegółowy) continuidade (listă de) montaj сценарий scenár scenarij kontinuitet scenario, scenföljd การลำดับเรื่องในบทภาพยนตร์ ayrımlama (電影)場景串聯 сценарій, послідовна зміна تسلسل كيساتھ ترتيب دينا kịch bản điện ảnh 电影分镜头剧本
adj
a continuity girl. kontinuïteitsmeisie إتِّصالي помощник монтажист asistentka režie, skriptka skript- Skript-... συνεχής, αδιάκοπος secretaria de rodaje režissööri abi منشی صحنه kuvaussihteeri scripte הֶמשֵכִיוּת skriptgerl naplóvezető pengatur adegan film skrifta di produzione 撮影記録係 (영화) 여성 촬영 기록 담당원 montažininkas [] montētāja continuity skript(-) dbający o ciągłość de continuidade ассистент кинорежиссёра skriptka tajnica režije stalno scripta ผู้กำกับบท ayrılmayan 女場記員 безперебійний; той, що веде запис зйомки مسلسل، لگاتار người dẫn chương trình （影片的）剪辑员
adj conˈtinuous
joined together, or going on, without interruption a continuous series; continuous rain; continuous movement. ononderbroke مُتَتابِع، مُتَواصِل، مُسْتَمِر неспирен plynulý, nepřetržitý stadig; vedvarende; uafbrudt ununterbrochen συνεχής, αδιάκοπος continuo pidev پیوسته؛ بی وقفه jatkuva continu רָצוּף लागातार neprekidan folyamatos tak terputus samfelldur continuo とぎれのない 연속적인 ištisinis, be pertrūkių nepārtraukts; ilgstošs berterusan ononderbroken stadig, vedvarende, uavbrutt ciągły contínuo continuu непрерывный plynulý, neustály nepretrgan, nedovršen neprekidan kontinuerlig, oavbruten, sammanhängande ซึ่งต่อเนื่องกัน sürekli 連續的，持續的 суцільний; безперервний مسلسل، غير منقطع liên tục 连续的，持续的
adv conˈtinuously
It rained continuously all day. ononderbroke, aanhoudend بِاستِمرار، بِصورَة مُتَواصِلَه без прекъсване nepřetržitě uafbrudt; konstant ununterbrochen συνέχεια, αδιάκοπα continuamente, sin interrupción vahetpidamata بطور مداوم yhtäjaksoisesti continuellement בִּרְצִיפוּת निरंतरता से neprekidan folyamatosan terus-menerus sleitulaust continuamente 絶え間なく 지속적으로 be perstojo nepārtraukti; ilgstoši dengan berterusan ononderbroken i ett sett, uavbrutt ciągle seguidamente încontinuu непрерывно nepretržite neprestano neprekidno kontinuerligt, oavbrutet, sammanhängande อย่างต่อเนื่อง sürekli olarak 連續地，持續地 суцільно; безперервно لگاتار، بلا انقطاع một cách liên tiếp 连续地，持续地
continual means frequent, again and again.
continuous means non-stop, without interruption.
continue → يَستأنِف, يَستأنِف العمل pokračovat fortsætte andauern, fortfahren mit συνεχίζω continuar, seguir jatkaa, jatkua continuer nastaviti, ustrajati continuare 続く, 続ける 계속되다, (...을) 계속하다 verdergaan, voortzetten fortsette kontynuować, trwać continuar, prosseguir продолжать, продолжаться fortsätta เริ่มอีกครั้ง, ดำเนินต่อไป devam etmek, sürdürmek tiếp diễn, tiếp tục 继续
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