#️⃣#Continue /kənˈtɪnjuː/ #verb
1️⃣[intransitive and transitive] ➡️ to not stop happening, existing, or doing something ⇨ continuous, continual, discontinue
🔘continue to do something
💥Sheila continued to work after she had her baby.
💥He will be continuing his education in the US.
💥I felt too sick to continue.
🔘continue unabated/apace/unchecked (=continue at the same high speed or level)
💥The flood of refugees continued unabated.
🔘continue with
💥He was permitted to continue with his work while in prison.
🔘continue for
💥The strike continued for another four weeks.
🔘continue doing something
💥Most elderly people want to continue living at home for as long as they can.
2️⃣[intransitive and transitive] ➡️ to start again, or start doing something again, after an interruption SYN resume:
💥After a brief ceasefire, fighting continued.
💥Rescue teams will continue the search tomorrow.
🔘continue doing something
💥He picked up his book and continued reading.
3️⃣[intransitive] ➡️ to go further in the same direction
🔘continue down/along/into etc
💥We continued along the road for some time.
💥The road continues northwards to the border.
4️⃣[intransitive] ➡️ to stay in the same job, situation etc
🔘continue as
💥Miss Silva will continue as publishing director.
5️⃣[intransitive and transitive] ➡️ to say more after an interruption:
💥‘And so,’ he continued, ‘we will try harder next time.’
6️⃣to be continued ➡️ used at the end of part of a story, a television show etc to tell people that the story has not finished yet
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1️⃣[intransitive and transitive] ➡️ to not stop happening, existing, or doing something ⇨ continuous, continual, discontinue
🔘continue to do something
💥Sheila continued to work after she had her baby.
💥He will be continuing his education in the US.
💥I felt too sick to continue.
🔘continue unabated/apace/unchecked (=continue at the same high speed or level)
💥The flood of refugees continued unabated.
🔘continue with
💥He was permitted to continue with his work while in prison.
🔘continue for
💥The strike continued for another four weeks.
🔘continue doing something
💥Most elderly people want to continue living at home for as long as they can.
2️⃣[intransitive and transitive] ➡️ to start again, or start doing something again, after an interruption SYN resume:
💥After a brief ceasefire, fighting continued.
💥Rescue teams will continue the search tomorrow.
🔘continue doing something
💥He picked up his book and continued reading.
3️⃣[intransitive] ➡️ to go further in the same direction
🔘continue down/along/into etc
💥We continued along the road for some time.
💥The road continues northwards to the border.
4️⃣[intransitive] ➡️ to stay in the same job, situation etc
🔘continue as
💥Miss Silva will continue as publishing director.
5️⃣[intransitive and transitive] ➡️ to say more after an interruption:
💥‘And so,’ he continued, ‘we will try harder next time.’
6️⃣to be continued ➡️ used at the end of part of a story, a television show etc to tell people that the story has not finished yet
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