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- [kuh n-tin-yoo]
- /kənˈtɪn yu/
- /kənˈtɪnjuː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh n-tin-yoo]
- /kənˈtɪn yu/
Definitions of continue word
- verb continue If someone or something continues to do something, they keep doing it and do not stop. 3
- verb continue If something continues or if you continue it, it does not stop happening. 3
- verb continue If you continue with something, you start doing it again after a break or interruption. 3
- verb continue If something continues or if you continue it, it starts again after a break or interruption. 3
- verb continue If you continue, you begin speaking again after a pause or interruption. 3
- verb continue If you continue as something or continue in a particular state, you remain in a particular job or state. 3
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Origin of continue
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Latin continuāre to make all one, verbal derivative of continuus continuous
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Continue
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
continue popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
continue usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for continue
verb continue
- advance — To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone.
- go on — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- linger — to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave: We lingered awhile after the party.
- pursue — to strive to gain; seek to attain or accomplish (an end, object, purpose, etc.).
- reach — to get to or get as far as in moving, going, traveling, etc.: The boat reached the shore.
Antonyms for continue
verb continue
- retreat — the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
- retrogress — to go backward into an earlier and usually worse condition: to retrogress to infantilism.
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- take back — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- cease — If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
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