continue definition

1. continue a certain state, condition, or activity
• examples: Keep on working!
• examples: We continued to work into the night
• examples: Keep smiling
• examples: We went on working until well past midnight
2. continue talking; he continued,
• examples: I know it's hard,
• examples: but there is no choice
• examples: carry on--pretend we are not in the room
3. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
• examples: preserve the peace in the family
• examples: continue the family tradition
• examples: Carry on the old traditions
4. do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop
• examples: We continued our research into the cause of the illness
• examples: The landlord persists in asking us to move
5. continue after an interruption
• examples: The demonstration continued after a break for lunch
6. exist over a prolonged period of time
• examples: The bad weather continued for two more weeks