continue
verb
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- verb
- adjective
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
Keep on working!
Types & categories
- act hypernym
- hold hyponym
- keep going hyponym
- ride hyponym
Related & opposite
- discontinue antonym
- continuance derivation
- protraction derivation
- preserve verb group
- continue verb group
Sense 2 verb
continue talking
I know it's hard,
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- continuance derivation
- protraction derivation
Sense 3 verb
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
preserve the peace in the family
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- cease antonym
- upholder derivation
- preservation derivation
- go forward verb group
- continue verb group
Sense 4 verb
move ahead; travel onward in time or space
We proceeded towards Washington
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- forward motion derivation
- continuance derivation
- preserve verb group
Sense 5 verb
allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
We cannot continue several servants any longer
Types & categories
- sustain hypernym
Related & opposite
- protraction derivation
- persist in verb group
Sense 6 verb
do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop
We continued our research into the cause of the illness
Types & categories
- act hypernym
Related & opposite
- continuance derivation
- keep on verb group
Sense 7 verb
continue after an interruption
The demonstration continued after a break for lunch
Types & categories
- act hypernym
Related & opposite
- continuance derivation
- protraction derivation
- continue verb group
Sense 8 verb
continue in a place, position, or situation
After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- stay derivation
- protraction derivation
Sense 9 verb
span an interval of distance, space or time
The war extended over five years
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 10 verb
exist over a prolonged period of time
The bad weather continued for two more weeks
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- protraction derivation
- duration derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | discontinue |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | continuance |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | protraction |
| 1 | verb group | Related & opposite | preserve |
| 1 | verb group | Related & opposite | continue |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | act |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hold |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | keep going |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ride |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | continuance |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | protraction |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | talk |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | segue |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | jog |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | cease |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | upholder |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | preservation |
| 3 | verb group | Related & opposite | go forward |
| 3 | verb group | Related & opposite | continue |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | hold |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | resume |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | persevere |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | perpetuate |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | sustain |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | mummify |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | forward motion |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | continuance |
| 4 | verb group | Related & opposite | preserve |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | head |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | trace |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | roar |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | limp |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | wander |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | protraction |
| 5 | verb group | Related & opposite | persist in |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | sustain |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | continuance |
| 6 | verb group | Related & opposite | keep on |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | act |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | continuance |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | protraction |
| 7 | verb group | Related & opposite | continue |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | act |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | stay |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | protraction |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | be |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | abide |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | hold over |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | extent |
| 9 | verb group | Related & opposite | cover |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | be |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | span |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | sweep |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | overlap |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | overspread |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | ridge |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | stud |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | protraction |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | duration |
| 10 | hypernym | Types & categories | be |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | carry |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | persist |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | stand |