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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Continue \Con*tin"ue\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Continued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Continuing}.] [F. continuer, L. continuare, -tinuatum, to connect, continue, fr. continuus. See {Continuous}, and cf. {Continuate}.] 1. To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay. [1913 Webster] Here to continue, and build up here A growing empire. --Milton. [1913 Webster] They continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat. --Matt. xv. 32. [1913 Webster] 2. To be permanent or durable; to endure; to last. [1913 Webster] But now thy kingdom shall not continue. --1 Sam. xiii. 14. [1913 Webster] 3. To be steadfast or constant in any course; to persevere; to abide; to endure; to persist; to keep up or maintain a particular condition, course, or series of actions; as, the army continued to advance. [1913 Webster] If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed. --John viii. 31. Syn: To persevere; persist. See {Persevere}. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Continue \Con*tin"ue\, v. t. 1. To unite; to connect. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] the use of the navel is to continue the infant unto the mother. --Sir T. browne. [1913 Webster] 2. To protract or extend in duration; to preserve or persist in; to cease not. [1913 Webster] O continue thy loving kindness unto them that know thee. --Ps. xxxvi. 10. [1913 Webster] You know how to make yourself happy by only continuing such a life as you have been long accustomed to lead. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 3. To carry onward or extend; to prolong or produce; to add to or draw out in length. [1913 Webster] A bridge of wond'rous length, From hell continued, reaching th' utmost orb of this frail world. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 4. To retain; to suffer or cause to remain; as, the trustees were continued; also, to suffer to live. [1913 Webster] And how shall we continue Claudio. --Shak. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: continue v 1: 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" [syn: {continue}, {go on}, {proceed}, {go along}, {keep}] [ant: {discontinue}] 2: continue talking; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room" [syn: {continue}, {go on}, {carry on}, {proceed}] 3: 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" [syn: {continue}, {uphold}, {carry on}, {bear on}, {preserve}] [ant: {cease}, {discontinue}, {give up}, {lay off}, {quit}, {stop}] 4: 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" [syn: {proceed}, {go forward}, {continue}] 5: 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" [syn: {retain}, {continue}, {keep}, {keep on}] 6: 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" [syn: {continue}, {persist in}] 7: continue after an interruption; "The demonstration continued after a break for lunch" 8: 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" [syn: {stay}, {stay on}, {continue}, {remain}] 9: 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" [syn: {cover}, {continue}, {extend}] 10: exist over a prolonged period of time; "The bad weather continued for two more weeks"