continue

Definitions

1. verb

   To keep doing something.

   Examples

   • Shall I continue speaking, or will you interrupt again?
   • Do you want me to continue to unload these?
   ≈extend≈run
2. verb

   To make something last longer.

   Examples

   • Good habits continue a person's health for years.
   • They continued the sale for another week.
3. verb

   To keep someone or something in the same state.

   Examples

   • The king continued him in his post.
   • Keep it in that position for a time.
4. verb

   To stay in a place or state.

   Examples

   • They continue to live here.
   • They have continued with me for three days.
5. verb

   To start again after a stop.

   Examples

   • When will the concert continue?
   • The meeting will continue after a short break.
   ≈carry on≈go on≈proceed≈resume
6. verb

   To delay a meeting or case until later.

   Examples

   • This meeting has been continued to the thirteenth of July.
   • The trial was continued to the next month.
7. verb

   In poker, to bet again after the flop.

   Examples

   • He decided to continue after the flop to show strength.
   • She continued for half the pot to keep up the pressure.
8. noun

   A chance in a video game to keep playing after losing all lives.

   Examples

   • If you ran out of lives, maybe a continue would be available.
   • The game gives players unlimited continues.