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(verb) exist over a prolonged period of time; "The bad weather continued for two more weeks" |
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Related Words: be, carry, die hard, endure, extend, last, persist, prevail, run, stand |
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(verb) continue to speak: "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice." |
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Synonyms: carry on, go on, proceed |
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Related Words: jog, ramble, ramble on, segue, speak, talk |
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(verb) keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition" |
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Synonyms: bear on, carry on, preserve, uphold |
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Related Words: hang in, hang on, hold, hold on, keep, keep up, maintain, perpetuate, persevere, persist, prolong, restart, resume, sustain |
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Antonyms: discontinue |
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(verb) 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" |
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Synonyms: go along, go on, keep, keep on, proceed |
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Related Words: act, hold, keep going, move, ride, run on |
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Antonyms: discontinue |
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(verb) continue after an interruption; "The demonstration continued after a break for lunch" |
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Related Words: act, move |
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(verb) carry forward; "We continued our research into the cause of the illness" |
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Synonyms: persist in |
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Related Words: act, move |
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(verb) allow to remain in a place or position; "We cannot continue several servants any longer" |
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Synonyms: keep, keep on, retain |
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Related Words: keep up, prolong, sustain |
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(verb) move ahead; travel onward; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; can also be used in the temporal sense: "We are moving ahead in time now" |
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Synonyms: go forward, proceed |
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Related Words: go, head, limp, locomote, move, roar, travel |
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(verb) 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" |
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Synonyms: remain, stay, stay on |
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Related Words: abide, be, bide, stay |
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