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con•tin•ue



Pronunciation: (kun-tin'yOO), [key]
—v., -ued, -u•ing.

—v.i.
1. to go on after suspension or interruption: The program continued after an intermission.
2. to go on or keep on, as in some course or action; extend: The road continues for three miles.
3. to last or endure: The strike continued for two months.
4. to remain in a particular state or capacity: The general agreed to continue in command of the army.
5. to remain in a place; abide; stay: Let us continue in this house forever.

—v.t.
1. to go on with or persist in: to continue an action.
2. to carry on from the point of suspension or interruption: He continued the concert after the latecomers were seated.
3. to extend from one point to another in space; prolong.
4. to say in continuation.
5. to cause to last or endure; maintain or retain, as in a position.
6. to carry over, postpone, or adjourn; keep pending, as a legal proceeding.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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