Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to continue
Participle: continued
Gerund: continuing
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | continue |
| you | continue |
| he;she;it | continues |
| we | continue |
| you | continue |
| they | continue |
Perfect
| I | have continued |
| you | have continued |
| he;she;it | has continued |
| we | have continued |
| you | have continued |
| they | have continued |
Past
| I | continued |
| you | continued |
| he;she;it | continued |
| we | continued |
| you | continued |
| they | continued |
Pluperfect
| I | had continued |
| you | had continued |
| he;she;it | had continued |
| we | had continued |
| you | had continued |
| they | had continued |
Future
| I | will continue |
| you | will continue |
| he;she;it | will continue |
| we | will continue |
| you | will continue |
| they | will continue |
Future Perfect
| I | will have continued |
| you | will have continued |
| he;she;it | will have continued |
| we | will have continued |
| you | will have continued |
| they | will have continued |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | continue |
| you | continue |
| he;she;it | continue |
| we | continue |
| you | continue |
| they | continue |
Perfect
| I | have continued |
| you | have continued |
| he;she;it | have continued |
| we | have continued |
| you | have continued |
| they | have continued |
Imperfect
| I | continued |
| you | continued |
| he;she;it | continued |
| we | continued |
| you | continued |
| they | continued |
Pluperfect
| I | had continued |
| you | had continued |
| he;she;it | had continued |
| we | had continued |
| you | had continued |
| they | had continued |
Conditional
Present
| I | would continue |
| you | would continue |
| he;she;it | would continue |
| we | would continue |
| you | would continue |
| they | would continue |
Perfect
| I | would have continued |
| you | would have continued |
| he;she;it | would have continued |
| we | would have continued |
| you | would have continued |
| they | would have continued |
Imperative
| you | continue |
| we | Let's continue |
| you | continue |
Verbs conjugated like 'continue'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'continue'
contynue,
confine,
convince,
recontinue,
antique,
cantile,
coitize,
combine,
comminute,
compinge,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- transitive|proceed with|to prolong
- keep, keep on, proceed, sustain
- to persist steadfastly in pursuit of an undertaking
- abide, bear up, carry on, endure, follow up, hang in there, hold on, hold out, hold the line, hold up, persevere, persist, stay, stay the distance, stick by one's guns, stick with
- To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with.
- remain
- to pass from one point, topic, or stage, to another
- carry on, go on, keep on, proceed, roll on
- proceed
- pursue, persevere, persist
- last
- outlive, endure, outlast, exist, persist, wear, remain
- remain
- stay, abide, rest, linger, loiter, survive, tarry, stand
- sustain
- hold, maintain, keep, resume, preserve, protract, proceed
- adjourn
- extend, prolong, suspend, postpone, lengthen
Antonyms
- to finish (something)
- begin, commence, execute, inaugurate, launch, maintain, proceed, restart, start, end
- to cease to proceed or act
- persevere, persist, proceed, desist
- to render motionless; to cause something to stop moving
- accelerate, move, immobilize
- to cease moving; to come to a stand or standstill
- accelerate, go, move, proceed, stop
- proceed
- discontinue, stop, stay, stand
- last
- first, foremost, front, highest
- remain
- leave, depart, go, move
- adjourn
- expedite, hasten, convene, consummate
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1340, from O.Fr.
continuer (13c.), from L.
continuare "make or be continuous," from
continuus "uninterrupted," from
continere (intransitive) "to hang together" (see contain).
Continual is early 14c., from O.Fr.
continuel, from L.
continuus. That which is
continual is that which is either always going on or recurs at short intervals and never comes to an end; that which is
continuous (1642) is that in which there is no break between the beginning and the end.
2. From Middle English continuen, from Old French continuer, from Latin continuāre. Displaced native Middle English thurghwonen, from Old English þurhwunian.
Verbs referencing "continue"
Esperanto
kontinui.
Sample Sentences
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The weather continuing obstinately and almost unprecedentedly bad, we usually straggled into this cabin, more or less faint and miserable, about an hour before noon, and lay down on the sofas to recover; during which [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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“ Haley is his name, ” said Shelby, turning himself rather uneasily in his chair, and continuing with his eyes fixed on a letter.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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I was given to understand that in this prison no swords or fire-arms, or even cudgels, are kept; nor is it probable that, so long as its present excellent management continues, any weapon, offensive or defensive, will ever be required within its bounds.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] out of it, by having ignorance for its associate. I know no station which has a right to monopolise the means of mutual instruction, improvement, and rational entertainment; or which has ever continued to be a station very long, after seeking to do so.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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It still continued to rain heavily, and when we went down to the Canal Boat (for that was the mode of conveyance by which we were to proceed ) after dinner, the weather was as unpromising and obstinately wet as one [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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AS it continued to rain most perseveringly, we all remained below: the damp gentlemen round the stove, gradually becoming mildewed by the action of the fire; and the dry gentlemen lying at full length upon the [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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“ You see, ” she continued, in a faint and lady-like voice, like the last dying breath of an Arabian jessamine, or something equally ethereal, “ you see, Cousin Ophelia, I don't often speak of myself. It isn't my _habit_; ’ t [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ So, you just see, ” she continued, “ what you 've got to manage. A household without any rule; where servants have it all their own way, do what they please, and have what they please, except so far as I, with my feeble health, have [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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Dinner over, we get into another vehicle which is ready at the door (for the coach has been changed in the interval ), and resume our journey; which continues through the same kind of country until evening, when we come to the town where we are to stop for tea and supper; and having delivered the mail bags at the Post-office, ride through the usual wide [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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The following are a few specimens of the advertisements in the public papers. It is only four years since the oldest among them appeared; and others of the same nature continue to be published every day, in shoals.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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- Zaria ? - (door creaking ) Sweetie? (suspenseful music continues ) (heartbeat pounding )
(Dangerous Feelings)
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Show yourself. (eerie child laughing and humming ) (eerie child humming continues )
(A Song from the Dark)
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[ neighbor continues indistinctly ] [lighter clicks] [violent sneeze] [ neighbor continues indistinctly ]
(A Grand Mockery)
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In my absence, the team had continued on the worst run of results in the club's history.
(The Bromley Boys)
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[phone ringing] [ phone continues ringing ] [Eli sighs] [phone ringing] Come on, man. I don't know what happened.
(Turning Point)