continue

Meanings

• continue a certain state, condition, or activity
  • "We continued to work into the night"
• continue talking; he continued,
• keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
  • "continue the family tradition"
• move ahead; travel onward in time or space
  • "She continued in the direction of the hills"
• allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
  • "We cannot continue several servants any longer"
• do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop
  • "We continued our research into the cause of the illness"
• continue after an interruption
  • "The demonstration continued after a break for lunch"
• continue in a place, position, or situation
  • "She continued as deputy mayor for another year"
• span an interval of distance, space or time
  • "The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles"
• exist over a prolonged period of time
  • "The bad weather continued for two more weeks"

Synonyms

bear on, carry on, cover, extend, go along, go forward, go on, keep, keep on, persist in, preserve, proceed, remain, retain, stay, stay on, uphold