| VERB | stative | continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep | continue a certain state, condition, or activity |
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| communication | continue, go on, carry on, proceed | continue talking / talking / talking | |
| stative | continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve | keep or maintain in unaltered condition | |
| motion | continue, proceed, go forward | move ahead | |
| social | continue, retain, keep, keep on | allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature | |
| stative | continue, persist in | do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop | |
| stative | continue | continue after an interruption / interruption | |
| stative | continue, stay, stay on, remain | continue in a place, position, or situation | |
| stative | continue, cover, extend | span an interval / interval of distance, space or time | |
| change | continue | exist over a prolonged period of time |
| Sounds | kahntih'nyuw | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | anew ... Yue: 59 rhymes with yuw... | |
| Meaning | Continue a certain state, condition, or activity. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Model | They continue moving; They continue to move | |
| Example | "We continued to work into the night" | |
| Synonyms | go on, proceed, go along, keep | |
| Narrower | hold | Remain in a certain state, position, or condition |
| ride | Continue undisturbed and without interference | |
| run on, keep going | Continue uninterrupted | |
| Broader | act, move | Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
| Opposite | discontinue | Come to or be at an end |
| Similar to | continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve | Keep or maintain in unaltered condition |
| continue | Continue after an interruption / interruption | |
| Spanish | continuar, guardar, proseguir, seguir | |
| Catalan | continuar, guardar, prosseguir, seguir | |
| Nouns | continuance, continuation | the act of continuing an activity without interruption |
| continuation | the consequence of being lengthened in duration | |
| Meaning | Continue talking / talking / talking. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE; Somebody ----s VERB-ing | |
| Example | "I know it's hard,"he continued, "but there is no choice" | |
| Synonyms | go on, carry on, proceed | |
| Narrower | ramble on, ramble, jog | Continue talking / talking or writing in a desultory manner |
| segue | proceed without interruption | |
| Broader | talk, speak | Exchange thoughts |
| Spanish | continuar, proseguir, seguir | |
| Catalan | continuar, prosseguir, seguir | |
| Nouns | continuation | the act of continuing an activity without interruption |
| continuation | the consequence of being lengthened in duration | |
| Meaning | Keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last / last. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "continue the family tradition" | |
| Synonyms | uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve | |
| Narrower | mummify | preserve while making lifeless |
| perpetuate | Cause to continue or prevail | |
| persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on | Be persistent, refuse to stop | |
| prolong, sustain, keep up | lengthen or extend in duration or space | |
| resume, restart, re-start | take up or begin anew | |
| Broader | keep, maintain, hold | Keep in a certain state, position, or activity |
| Opposite | discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off | put an end to a state or an activity |
| Similar to | continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep | Continue a certain state, condition, or activity |
| proceed, go forward, continue | Move ahead | |
| Spanish | continuar, mantener, persistir, preservar, seguir, sustentar | |
| Catalan | continuar, persistir, seguir | |
| Meaning | Move ahead; travel onward in time or space. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Model | They continue up the hill | |
| Example | "She continued in the direction of the hills" | |
| Synonyms | proceed, go forward | |
| Narrower | head | To go or travel towards |
| limp | proceed slowly or with difficulty | |
| roar | Act or proceed in a riotous, turbulent, or disorderly way | |
| trace | make one's course or travel along a path | |
| wander | Go via an indirect route or at no set pace | |
| Broader | travel, go, move, locomote | change location |
| Similar to | continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve | Keep or maintain in unaltered condition |
| Spanish | avanzar, continuar, proceder, proseguir, seguir | |
| Catalan | avançar, continuar, procedir, prosseguir, seguir | |
| Nouns | continuation | the act of continuing an activity without interruption |
| Meaning | Allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Example | "We cannot continue several servants any longer" | |
| Synonyms | retain, keep, keep on | |
| Broader | prolong, sustain, keep up | lengthen or extend in duration or space |
| Similar to | continue, persist in | Do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop |
| Spanish | conservar, continuar, durar, quedarse, seguir | |
| Catalan | conservar, continuar | |
| Nouns | continuation | the consequence of being lengthened in duration |
| Meaning | Do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "We continued our research into the cause of the illness" | |
| Synonym | persist in | |
| Broader | act, move | Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
| Similar to | retain, continue, keep, keep on | Allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature |
| Spanish | continuar, seguir | |
| Catalan | continuar, seguir | |
| Nouns | continuation | the act of continuing an activity without interruption |
| Meaning | Continue after an interruption / interruption. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "The demonstration continued after a break for lunch" | |
| Broader | act, move | Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
| Similar to | continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep | Continue a certain state, condition, or activity |
| Spanish | continuar, seguir | |
| Catalan | continuar, seguir | |
| Nouns | continuation | the act of continuing an activity without interruption |
| continuation | the consequence of being lengthened in duration | |
| Meaning | Continue in a place, position, or situation. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "She continued as deputy mayor for another year" | |
| Synonyms | stay, stay on, remain | |
| Narrower | bide, abide, stay | Dwell |
| hold over | Continue a term of office past the normal period of time | |
| Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
| Spanish | perdurar, permanecer, quedarse, quedar, restar, seguir | |
| Catalan | perdurar, quedar-se, quedar, restar, romandre, seguir | |
| Nouns | continuation | the consequence of being lengthened in duration |
| Meaning | span an interval / interval of distance, space or time. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles" | |
| Synonyms | cover, extend | |
| Narrower | cross, traverse, span, sweep | To cover or extend over an area or time period |
| dot, stud, constellate | scatter or intersperse like dots or studs | |
| overlap | Extend over and cover a part of | |
| ridge | Extend in ridges | |
| spread, overspread | spread across or over | |
| sweep | Cover the entire range of | |
| Broader | be | Occupy a certain position or area |
| Similar to | cover | hold within range of an aimed firearm |
| Spanish | ampliar, continuar, cubrir, extenderse, prolongar, seguir | |
| Catalan | ampliar, cobrir, continuar, estendre's, prolongar, seguir | |
| Meaning | Exist over a prolonged period of time. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "The bad weather continued for two more weeks" | |
| Narrower | carry, extend | Continue or extend |
| prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure | Continue to exist | |
| stand | Be in effect | |
| Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
| Spanish | continuar, seguir | |
| Catalan | continuar, seguir | |
| Nouns | continuance | the period of time during which something continues |
| continuation | the consequence of being lengthened in duration | |
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