Continue meaning

kən-tĭn'yo͝o

To exist over a period; last.

The meeting continued for another hour.

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(poker slang) To make a continuation bet.

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To go on with a particular action or in a particular condition; persist.

We continued until the job was finished.

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(intransitive) To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.

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To remain in the same state, capacity, or place.

She continued as mayor for a second term.

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To go on after an interruption; resume.

The negotiations continued after a break for dinner.

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To extend in a given direction.

The stream continues for another five miles before it reaches the lake.

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To carry further in time, space, or development; extend.

The builder will continue the road right through the swamp.

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To carry on after an interruption; resume.

After a break for lunch, we continued our hike.

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To postpone or adjourn.

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To remain in existence or effect; last; endure.

The war continued for five years.

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To go on or extend; stretch.

The road continues to the highway.

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To go on again after an interruption; resume.

verb

The definition of continue means to remain or go on.

An example of continue is someone walking for three miles.

An example of continue is someone being interrupted during a conversation and then picking up where they left off.

verb

To carry on; persist in.

The police will continue their investigation. I continued reading all afternoon.

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To carry farther; extend.

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To go on with (an activity, story, etc.) again after an interruption; resume.

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To cause to remain; keep; retain.

To continue someone in office.

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To postpone or adjourn to a later date.

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A programming statement that points to the beginning of the loop that it is in. In the following C example, the continue statements point to the top of the while loop. The } brace at the end of the loop also points to the top of the loop. while (1) { get_next_input(); if (end_of_file) exit_routine(); if (type=='1') { process1_routine(); continue; } else if (type=='2') { process2_routine(); continue; } else display_type_error() }

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

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

Do you want me to continue to unload these?

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To make last; to prolong.

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(intransitive) To resume.

When will the concert continue?

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(video games) An option allowing a gamer to resume play after game over, when all lives have been lost.

noun

(video games) An option allowing a player to resume a saved game.

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(programming) A statement which causes a loop to start executing the next iteration, skipping the statements following it.

noun

To go on in a specified course of action or condition; persist.

To continue to mourn, soldiers continuing east to the sea.

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To retain (someone) in a given state, position etc.

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To cause to remain or last; retain or maintain.

Are you continuing the prescription? The team continued its dominance over its opponents.

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To go on with; carry on; keep up; persist in.

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To remain in the same place or position; stay.

To continue in office for another year.

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Origin of continue

Middle English continuen from Old French continuer from Latin continuāre from continuus continuous from continēre to hold together contain

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Middle French continuer, from Latin continuare.

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Origin of continue

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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