continue

verb
kən-tĭnʹyo͞o

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

Example

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

Other meanings

To make last; to prolong.
To retain someone or something in a given state, position, etc.

Synonyms

go on
proceed
go along
keep

Related words

continuing resolution
continuingly
noncontinuing
continuable
continuant
miscontinue
recontinue
continual
continually
continuation
continuative
continuatively

Example sentences

“Press the right arrow key to continue.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“The search for life in space continues.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“We continue working while strength lasts.”
Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0

Word history

From Latin "continuāre".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “continue” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.