English verb: continue | |||
1. | continue (stative) continue a certain state, condition, or activity | ||
Samples | Keep on working!. We continued to work into the night. Keep smiling. We went on working until well past midnight. | ||
Examples | They continue to move , They continue moving | ||
Synonyms | go along, go on, keep, proceed | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s VERB-ing | ||
Broader (hypernym) | act, move | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | hold, keep going, ride, run on | ||
Verb group | bear on, carry on, continue, continue, preserve, uphold | ||
Antonyms | discontinue | ||
2. | continue (communication) continue talking | ||
Samples | I know it's hard,. But there is no choice. Carry on--pretend we are not in the room. | ||
Synonyms | carry on, go on, proceed | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE. Somebody ----s VERB-ing | ||
Broader (hypernym) | speak, talk | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | jog, ramble, ramble on, segue | ||
3. | continue (stative) keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last | ||
Samples | Preserve the peace in the family. Continue the family tradition. Carry on the old traditions. | ||
Synonyms | bear on, carry on, preserve, uphold | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hold, keep, maintain | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | hang in, hang on, hold on, keep up, mummify, perpetuate, persevere, persist, prolong, re-start, restart, resume, sustain | ||
Verb group | continue, continue, go along, go forward, go on, keep, proceed, proceed | ||
Antonyms | cease, discontinue, lay off, quit, stop, give up | ||
4. | continue (motion) move ahead; travel onward in time or space | ||
Samples | We proceeded towards Washington. She continued in the direction of the hills. We are moving ahead in time now. | ||
Examples | They continue up the hill | ||
Synonyms | go forward, proceed | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | head, limp, roar, trace, wander | ||
Verb group | bear on, carry on, continue, preserve, uphold | ||
5. | continue (social) allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | keep, keep on, retain | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | keep up, prolong, sustain | ||
Verb group | continue, persist in | ||
6. | continue (stative) do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop | ||
Samples | We continued our research into the cause of the illness. The landlord persists in asking us to move. | ||
Synonyms | persist in | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | act, move | ||
Verb group | continue, keep, keep on, retain | ||
7. | continue (stative) continue after an interruption | ||
Samples | The demonstration continued after a break for lunch. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | act, move | ||
Verb group | continue, go along, go on, keep, proceed | ||
8. | continue (stative) continue in a place, position, or situation | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | remain, stay, stay on | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | abide, bide, hold over, stay | ||
9. | continue (stative) span an interval of distance, space or time | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | cover, extend | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | constellate, cross, dot, overlap, overspread, ridge, span, spread, stud, sweep, sweep, traverse | ||
Verb group | cover | ||
10. | continue (change) exist over a prolonged period of time | ||
Samples | The bad weather continued for two more weeks. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | carry, die hard, endure, extend, persist, prevail, run, stand | ||