Continue

Word CONTINUE
Character 8
Hyphenation con tin ue
Pronunciations /kənˈtɪnjuː/

Definitions and meanings of "Continue"

What do we mean by continue?

To go on with a particular action or in a particular condition; persist. intransitive verb

To exist over a period; last. intransitive verb

To remain in the same state, capacity, or place. intransitive verb

To go on after an interruption; resume. intransitive verb

To extend in a given direction. intransitive verb

To carry on; persist in. intransitive verb

To carry further in time, space, or development; extend. intransitive verb

To cause to remain or last; retain or maintain. intransitive verb

To carry on after an interruption; resume. intransitive verb

To postpone or adjourn. intransitive verb

To connect or unite; make continuous.

To extend from one point to another; produce or draw out in length: as, continue the line from A to B; let the line be continued to the boundary.

To protract or carry on; not to cease from or terminate.

To persevere in; not to cease to do or use: as, to continue the same diet.

To carry on from the point of suspension; resume the course of; extend in the same course: as, to continue a line of railroad from its present terminus; the story will be continued next week.

To suffer or cause to remain as before; retain: as, to continue judges in their posts.

To keep enduringly; prolong the state or life of.

To go forward or onward in any course or action; proceed: the opposite of cease: as, he continued talking for some minutes more.

To persevere; be steadfast or constant in any course.

To remain in a state or place; abide or stay indefinitely.

An option allowing a gamer to resume play after game over, when all lives have been lost.

A statement which causes a loop to start executing the next iteration, skipping the statements following it.

The most visited word in UD. The word on the orange button that signifies "I have understood the instructions and wish to proceed." The word that all UD editors click on before adding a definition. Urban Dictionary

A meme that occurs when a traumatizing event is about to happen. Urban Dictionary

A lame plot device consisting of a disclaimer often seen at the unexplained or hasty ending of a TV programme informing the viewer that either: -a main character may have possibly died or left permanently (but usually hasn't, if they have the actor likely quit working on the show due to pay disputes) -the script writers are fresh out of ideas until next week/month -the director of the TV show believes viewers actually have attention spans longer than goldfish, absolutely no lives and care enough about the characters & plot that they are willing to sit on their ass for days and nights patiently awaiting the conclusion of last week's cliff-hanger -the director believes making an audience wait anywhere from 24 hours to 1 week for a continuation will actually build anticipation and suspense among them and generate more interest in his show (instead of actually annoying the living shit out of them) -the script writers got over-ambitious or just plain fucking lazy, and couldn't finish the episode within the deadline -the episode has gone over it's allotted TV channel timeslot and hence will be replayed sometime later -there wasn't enough time to finish the episode within 5 minutes -technical/financial/on-set/casting difficulties made finishing the episode impossible -a cliff-hanger/what-if/multi-part story arc has been planned for future episodes (usually occurs when one season of a show ends, the following episode will begin with a recap of the previous one) Urban Dictionary

1. a continuous or connected whole. 2. a movie scenario giving the complete action, scenes, etc., in detail and in the order in which they are to be shown on the screen. Along with Symmetry shown in the scene Urban Dictionary

When someone is doing a verb repetitively. Urban Dictionary

In sociology, a continuity is a lingering attachment such as a couple who got a divorce but still have sex. Urban Dictionary

Continuously Urban Dictionary

Continuous nudity Urban Dictionary

A to be continued is a wank that you can't finish off for a specific reason. E.g someone's knocked on the door or you have to go to work. Urban Dictionary

This describes a lifestyle for moving on and maximizing life to the fullest, beyond the age of fifty. It is a word that can be used in place of the word retirement, since the word retirement no longer describes the new mind shift in how people are carrying out their lifestyles after the age of fifty. To retire is to cease, to continue is to move on with no interruptions. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Continue

The word "continue" in example sentences

It is not enough to begin to pray, nor to pray aright; nor is it enough to continue _for a time_ to pray; but we must patiently, believingly continue in prayer, until we obtain an answer; and further, we have not only to _continue_ in prayer unto the end, but we have also _to believe_ that God does hear us, and will answer our prayers. ❋ Unknown (1874)

It is not enough to begin to pray, nor to pray aright; nor is it enough to continue _for a time_ to pray; but we must patiently, believingly continue in prayer until we obtain an answer; and, further, we have not only _to continue_ in prayer unto the end, but we have also _to believe_ that God does hear us, and will answer our prayers. ❋ George M��ller (1851)

In idiomatic English, it is no more redundant to say “the hoi polloi” than it is to say “the rabble,” and most writers who use the term continue to precede it with *the* ❋ Unknown (2006)

Terms were proposed differing in length from three to nine years; and a proposition was even made by one distinguished member to make the term continue during good behavior, which is practically for life. ❋ Andrew W. Young (N/A)

Resolved 1st That the University be opened for the admission of pupils on the 1st Monday in September next, and that the term continue, with two weeks vacation at ❋ 1793-1962 (1875)

Put buyers may profit if shares in the name continue to slide in the next few weeks. ❋ Caitlin Duffy (2011)

Heavy trading traffic in the weekly put options indicates some traders are taking short-term bearish positions on the Chinese internet company in case shares in the name continue to come under fire over the next several sessions to expiration. ❋ Caitlin Duffy (2011)

I cannot comprehend why her label continue to dish out the cash for this chick - single after single, video after video and she still isn't selling anywhere near what she should be - even with that crappy re-release. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Margaret Hodge MP, the Labour chair of the PAC, said: "Decisions to delay or cut programmes to save money in the short term continue to lead to increased costs in the longer term and do not represent good value for money." ❋ Unknown (2012)

This person said plans to launch a Sunday version of the title continue. ❋ Jeanne Whalen (2012)

I think that the best way of getting the ideas to continue is to open source Manila and Radio, and then have UserLand run as a support company – providing hosting, commercial support and so on. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Frankly, I'd rather know now - another month of not knowing whether it's gonna continue is agony. blog comments powered by Disqus ❋ Unknown (2007)

Second, the reason the Israeli/Palestinian conflict continues, and autocracies in Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, etc. continue is that we underwrite them. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Winds continue from the south around 5-10 mph, increasing our humidity to somewhat noticeable levels. ❋ Brian Jackson (2010)

National Republicans remain continue to back Miller, and they have run ads trying to improve his image. ❋ Aaron Blake (2010)

A child's skull and brain continue to develop throughout adolescence and damage to this vital organ could be irreversible. ❋ Helene Pavlov (2010)

Mouthpieces like Steele and Palin continue to embarrass the party. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Again, this one is a straight continue from the last episode, the one where we all thought Sookie was in danger of being eaten by a trio of vampheads. ❋ Pabba (2009)

Thanks! [Continue] and the dumb example requires 20 [letters], so I am [adding] this line. ❋ Gunkglumb (2005)

Kid:*walks [on street]* Car:*0.000001 [seconds] away from running him over* [TO BE CONTINUED] ❋ RiceFactory (2019)

Actor 1: "But wait... I have the answer to the meaning of life of itself!" Actor 2: "Oh my god! OH MY GOD! Quick... TELL ME!" [TO BE CONTINUED]... Jane: "Billy wait, before we get married... I have something I should tell you." Billy: "Duh?" Jane: "I'm actually cheating on you with your brother, pregnant with your son's child, an alien from Jupiter, the person responsible for killing your parents AND... I'm not actually Jane at all." *Jane rips off her face* Jane: "I'm your mother." *Camera zooms in [on Billy's] gaping expression of shock and then fades to black" TO BE CONTINUED... Agent [Mulder]: "Scully, for the first time I can promise you behind this door lies a real, extraterrestrial, alien being... here on earth. See for your own eyes..." Agent Scully: "Mulder, this is the 789th time you've said that... but okay, open the door. I'm ready." *Agent Mulder opens the door to reveal...* TO BE CONTINUED... "The End?" can also be used a substitute for "[To be Continued]..." ❋ Joey Joe Joe Junior Shabadoo89 (2010)

Stephen: "George, you have to fix this film you made, the [continuity] is all wrong." George:"How?" Stephen:"In the last shot [the clock] said 2 P.M., In the next shot the clock says [1:15] P.M." George:"I have always been bad with continuity." ❋ Fletcher R (2009)

He was [continuallying] saying "[lol]." It was continuallying [annoying] me. ❋ Logan "The Beast" Robinson (2008)

The [continuities] of their relationship makes me [wonder] why they ever [broke up]. ❋ AshCo (2014)

I/We continuously [keep in] contact with [close friends] to [obtain] beneficial information for my/our business ❋ Ganukiter (2018)

Guy 1 "Those nudists are seriously [pissing me off] with them being [continuously] [nude]" Guy 2 "continuity dude" ❋ Razukio (2013)

(Lord [Higginson]) [I cannot] [finish] off my masturbation round. To be continued ❋ Tom 9740 (2013)

People after the [age] of [fifty] should live the continuement [lifestyle]. ❋ Life Terrific (2014)

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