continue

continue
verb (-tinued; -tinuing) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French continuer, from Latin continuare, from continuus Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to maintain without interruption a condition, course, or action <
the boat continued downstream
>
2. to remain in existence ; endure <
the tradition continues
>
3. to remain in a place or condition ; stay <
cannot continue here much longer
>
4. to resume an activity after interruption <
we'll continue after lunch
>
transitive verb 1. a. keep up, maintain <
continues walking
>
b. to keep going or add to ; prolong <
continue the battle
>
; also to resume after intermission 2. to cause to continue <
chose not to continue her subscription
>
3. to allow to remain in a place or condition ; retain <
the trustees were continued
>
4. to postpone (a legal proceeding) by a continuancecontinuer noun Synonyms: continue, last, endure, abide, persist mean to exist over a period of time or indefinitely. continue applies to a process going on without ending <
the search for peace will continue
>
. last especially when unqualified, may stress existing beyond what is normal or expected <
buy shoes that will last
>
. endure adds an implication of resisting destructive forces or agencies <
in spite of everything, her faith endured
>
. abide implies stable and constant existing especially as opposed to mutability <
a love that abides through 40 years of marriage
>
. persist suggests outlasting the normal or appointed time and often connotes obstinacy or doggedness <
the sense of guilt persisted
>
.

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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