continue

verb

1. 1

   exist over a prolonged period of time

   The bad weather continued for two more weeks

2. 2

   continue talking

   I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice

   carry on--pretend we are not in the room

3. 3

   move ahead; travel onward in time or space

   We proceeded towards Washington

   She continued in the direction of the hills

4. 4

   allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature

   We cannot continue several servants any longer

   She retains a lawyer

5. 5

   keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last

   preserve the peace in the family

   continue the family tradition

6. 6

   continue a certain state, condition, or activity

   Keep on working!

   We continued to work into the night

7. 7

   span an interval of distance, space or time

   The war extended over five years

   The period covered the turn of the century

8. 8

   continue in a place, position, or situation

   After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser

   Stay with me, please

9. 9

   continue after an interruption

   The demonstration continued after a break for lunch

10. 10

    do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop

    We continued our research into the cause of the illness

    The landlord persists in asking us to move