Definition of Continue

Verb

• exist over a prolonged period of time
  "The bad weather continued for two more weeks"
  
• span an interval of distance, space or time
  "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"
  cover extend
• continue in a place, position, or situation
  "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"
  stay - stay on remain
• continue after an interruption
  "The demonstration continued after a break for lunch"
  
• do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop
  "We continued our research into the cause of the illness"
  "The landlord persists in asking us to move"
  - persist in
• allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
  "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"
  retain keep - keep on
• move ahead
  travel onward in time or space
  "We proceeded towards Washington"
  "She continued in the direction of the hills"
  "We are moving ahead in time now"
  proceed - go forward
• keep or maintain in unaltered condition
  cause to remain or last
  "preserve the peace in the family"
  "continue the family tradition"
  "Carry on the old traditions"
  uphold - carry on - bear on preserve
• continue talking
  "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"
  "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"
  - go on - carry on proceed
• continue a certain state, condition, or activity
  "Keep on working!"
  "We continued to work into the night"
  "Keep smiling"
  "We went on working until well past midnight"
  - go on proceed - go along keep

Word games points for the Continue

• Scrabble® score of the continue (10)
• Word Chums® score of the continue (16)
• Words With Friends® score of the continue (14)

Unscramble continue

131 unscramble word found using the letters continue.

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