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continue en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /kənˈtɪn juː/ Dublin
• kən-tĭnʹyo͞o
• /kənˈtɪn.ju/ (Canada, General-American)
• /kənˈtɪn.jʉu/ (Ireland)
• /kənˈtɪn.juː/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *tn̥eh₁yéti Proto-Italic *tenēō Latin teneō Latin contin(eō) Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Italic *-wos Latin -uus Latin continuus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin continuō Old French continuerbor. Middle English continuen English continue From Middle English continuen, from Old French continuer, from Latin continuō. Displaced native Middle English thurghwonen, from Old English þurhwunian.

Meanings

1. An option allowing the player to resume play after game over, when all lives have been lost, while retaining their progress.
   • Moreover, where three lives and a sparse availability of extra life-giving '1-Ups' marked the 1991 experience, the iPod player is offered an unlimited number of continues with which to progress through the gameworld. 2012, James A. Newman, Best Before: Videogames, Supersession and Obsolescence, →ISBN, page 128:
   • So if you died battling the green monster inside the cave—and you had run out of lives—maybe a continue would be available. 2008, Jeannie Novak, Luis Levy, Play the Game: The Parent's Guide to Video Games, →ISBN, page 48:

Forms

continue en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• (US) audio
• /kənˈtɪn juː/ Dublin
• kən-tĭnʹyo͞o
• /kənˈtɪn.ju/ (Canada, General-American)
• /kənˈtɪn.jʉu/ (Ireland)
• /kənˈtɪn.juː/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *tn̥eh₁yéti Proto-Italic *tenēō Latin teneō Latin contin(eō) Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Italic *-wos Latin -uus Latin continuus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin continuō Old French continuerbor. Middle English continuen English continue From Middle English continuen, from Old French continuer, from Latin continuō. Displaced native Middle English thurghwonen, from Old English þurhwunian.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity).
   • Firstly, I continue to base most species treatments on personally collected material, rather than on herbarium plants. 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page vii:
   • Shall I continue speaking, or will you just interrupt me again?
   • Amid criticism that it was acting too slowly and indecisively in the face of disaster, TEPCO flooded three of its unstable reactors with water. It continues to do so while efforts continue towards long-term recovery. 2012 February 13, Hilary Whiteman, “Japan: False thermometer may be behind high readings”, in CNN, archived from the original on 28 Nov 2022:
   • Fuelled by their fury, Spurs surged forward and gave themselves hope after 56 minutes when Scott Parker's precise through-ball released Adebayor. He was pulled down in the area by Cech but referee Atkinson allowed play to continue for Bale to roll the ball into an empty net. 2012 April 15, Phil McNulty, “Tottenham 1-5 Chelsea”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 30 Mar 2022:
   • It has emphasised that the proposals do not involve any work on the railway itself, so train services would continue to run throughout. 2022 January 12, “Network News: £7.2 million plan to stop flooding and protect South West rail link”, in RAIL, number 948, page 12:
   • Do you want me to continue to unload these?
2. (transitive) To make last; to prolong.
   • Can you account him wise or discreet that would willingly have his health, and yet will do nothing that should procure or continue it? , New York, 2001, p.74
   • Gino was distracted. She knew why; he wanted a son. He could talk and think of nothing else. His one desire was to become the father of a man like himself, and it held him with a grip he only partially understood, for it was the first great desire, the first great passion of his life. Falling in love was a mere physical triviality, like warm sun or cool water, beside this divine hope of immortality: "I continue." 1905, E. M. Forster, Where Angels Fear to Tread, chapter 4
3. (transitive) To retain (someone or something) in a given state, position, etc.
   • The schools were very much the brainchild of Bertin, and although the latter was ousted from the post of Controller-General by Choiseul in 1763, he was continued by the king as a fifth secretary of state […]. 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 257:
   • […] dip the mouth of it within the second glass and remove your finger; continue it in that posture for a time, and it will unmingle the wine from the water […] 1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “(please specify the page, or |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:
4. (intransitive, qualifier:copulative sense obsolete) To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.
   • He then passed by the fellow, who still continued in the posture in which he fell, and entered the room where Northerton, as he had heard, was confined. 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC:
   • Here to continue, and build up here / A growing empire. 1667, John Milton, “Book II”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
   • They continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew xv:32:
5. (intransitive) To resume.
   • When will the concert continue?
6. (transitive) To adjourn, prorogue, put off.
   • This meeting has been continued to the thirteenth of July.
7. (slang) To make a continuation bet.

Forms

Antonyms

stop (antonym(s) of “transitive, proceed with, to prolong”) · terminate (antonym(s) of “transitive, proceed with, to prolong”) · discontinue (antonym(s) of “transitive, proceed with, to prolong”)

Deriveds

continuatively · to be continued · continually · recontinue · continue on one's merry way · discontinue · continuing education · miscontinue · continuous · continued on page 94 · continual · continuity · continuant · continuable · continuously · continued page 94 · continuative · continuingly · continuation · continuing resolution · continued fraction · noncontinuing · continuum · continuedly

Relateds

continual · contain · continuum · continental · continuity · continuous · continent

Synonyms

proceed with (proceed with, to prolong) · retain (proceed with, to prolong) · keep on (proceed with, to prolong) · go on (resume) · keep (proceed with, to prolong) · keep up (proceed with, to prolong) · extend · sustain (proceed with, to prolong) · carry on (proceed with, to prolong) · resume (resume) · crack on (proceed with, to prolong) · carry on (resume) · run · go on with (proceed with, to prolong) · proceed (resume)

Translations (140)

io durar (intransitive: resume) · es continuar (intransitive: resume) · vi tiếp tục (transitive: proceed) · ka განგრძობა (transitive: proceed) · io durar (transitive: proceed) · pl kontynuować (transitive: proceed) · ro continua (transitive: proceed) · tr sürdürmek (intransitive: resume) · ka განახლება (intransitive: resume) · ar اِسْتَمَرَّ (transitive: proceed) · cmn 繼續 /继续 (intransitive: resume) · cs pokračovat (transitive: proceed) · aii ܥܲܪܩܸܠ (transitive: proceed) · gd lean air (transitive: proceed) · it continuare (transitive: proceed) · be працягну́ць (transitive: proceed) · de etwas weiter tun (transitive: proceed) · mi taimau (transitive: proceed) · et jätkama (transitive: proceed) · nl voortzetten (intransitive: resume) · pl kontynuować (intransitive: resume) · el εξακολουθώ (transitive: proceed) · lt tęsti (transitive: proceed) · ja 続ける (transitive: proceed) · hi बने रहना (transitive: proceed) · ang þurhwunian (intransitive: resume) · ru продолжа́ть (transitive: proceed) · bg тра́я (transitive: proceed) · da fortsætte (transitive: proceed) · ang þurhwunian (transitive: proceed) · sk pokračovať (transitive: proceed) · es proseguir (intransitive: resume) · ca continuar (transitive: proceed) · ru продолжа́ться (intransitive: resume) · nl verdergaan (transitive: proceed) · ka გაგრძელება (intransitive: resume) · mk продолжува (transitive: proceed) · ta தொடர் (transitive: proceed) · ar دَامَ (transitive: proceed) · pt continuar (transitive: proceed) · el συνεχίζω (intransitive: resume) · sw endelea (transitive: proceed) · la pergo (intransitive: resume) · tr devam etmek (transitive: proceed) · sh nastavljati (transitive: proceed) · hi करते रहना (transitive: proceed) · mk продолжи (transitive: proceed) · ar تَابَعَ (transitive: proceed) · cs pokračovat (intransitive: resume) · cmn 持續 /持续 (intransitive: resume) · cmn 持續 /持续 (transitive: proceed) · cmn 繼續 /继续 (transitive: proceed) · lad siguir (transitive: proceed) · kum узатмакъ (transitive: proceed) · gd lean air (intransitive: resume) · ar اِسْتَمَرَّ (intransitive: resume) · aii ܟܵܬܹܪ (intransitive: resume) · eo daŭrigi (transitive: proceed) · ca continuar (intransitive: resume) · tr sürmek (transitive: proceed) · de weitermachen mit (transitive: proceed) · la continuo (intransitive: resume) · nrf continnuer (transitive: proceed) · got 𐌿𐌽𐍃𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (intransitive: resume) · fr continuer (transitive: proceed) · nb fortsette (transitive: proceed) · yue 繼續 /继续 (transitive: proceed) · sv fortsätta (transitive: proceed) · uk продо́вжувати (transitive: proceed) · de fortsetzen (transitive: proceed) · mi moroki (transitive: proceed) · el συνεχίζω (transitive: proceed) · uk продо́вжити (transitive: proceed) · nrf continnuer (intransitive: resume) · ru продо́лжиться (intransitive: resume) · hu folytat (transitive: proceed) · eo kontinui (intransitive: resume) · es seguir (transitive: proceed) · be праця́гваць (transitive: proceed) · de fortfahren (intransitive: resume) · la continuo (transitive: proceed) · aii ܟܵܬܹܪ (transitive: proceed) · yi ווײַטער (intransitive: resume) · zdj uɗunga (transitive: proceed) · gd mair (intransitive: resume) · fi jatkaa (transitive: proceed) · be прадаўжа́ць (transitive: proceed) · nl doorgaan (transitive: proceed) · fa ادامه دادن (transitive: proceed) · bg оста́вам (intransitive: resume) · az davam etmək (transitive: proceed) · et jätkuma (transitive: proceed) · da fortsætte (intransitive: resume) · de weiterhin etwas tun (transitive: proceed) · eu jarraitu (transitive: proceed) · hy շարունակել (transitive: proceed) · la persequor (transitive: proceed) · ja 続く (intransitive: resume) · vec seguitare (transitive: proceed) · pt continuar (intransitive: resume) · he נמשך (intransitive: resume) · aii ܚܲܡܣܸܢ (transitive: proceed) · ka გაგრძელება (transitive: proceed) · he הִמְשִׁיךְ (transitive: proceed) · bg запа́звам се (intransitive: resume) · tr devam etmek (intransitive: resume) · nl voortzetten (transitive: proceed) · es proseguir (transitive: proceed) · sw endelea (intransitive: resume) · hu folytatódik (intransitive: resume) · ta தொடர் (intransitive: resume) · pt seguir (transitive: proceed) · bg продължа́вам (transitive: proceed) · da pågå (transitive: proceed) · sv pågå (transitive: proceed) · nl verdergaan (intransitive: resume) · ar تَابَعَ (intransitive: resume) · mfe kontinie (transitive: proceed) · ar دَامَ (intransitive: resume) · nl herbeginnen (intransitive: resume) · fi jatkua (intransitive: resume) · ko 계속하다 (transitive: proceed) · es continuar (transitive: proceed) · alt узадар (transitive: proceed) · oc contunhar (transitive: proceed) · la pergō (transitive: proceed) · km បន្ត (transitive: proceed) · fr continuer (intransitive: resume) · it continuare (intransitive: resume) · be прадо́ўжыць (transitive: proceed) · eo pluigi (transitive: proceed) · grc διατελέω (transitive: proceed) · ko 계속하다 (intransitive: resume) · lv turpināt (transitive: proceed) · sv fortsätta (intransitive: resume) · ru продо́лжить (transitive: proceed) · lv turpināties (intransitive: resume) · de weitermachen (intransitive: resume) · et jätkuma (intransitive: resume) · th ทำต่อไป (transitive: proceed)