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/kənˈtɪn.juː/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity).
verbTo make last; to prolong.
Sentence Examples
You continue making the same mistakes time after time.
You'll find yourself in deep water if you continue to live beyond your means.
The class needs a minimum of six students to continue.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Despite the rain, the marathon runners decided to ____ running.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
You ____ making the same mistakes time after time.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English continuen, from Old French continuer, from Latin continuāre. Displaced native Middle English thurghwonen, from Old English þurhwunian.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Firstly, I continue to base most species treatments on personally collected material, rather than on herbarium plants."
— 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page vii:
"Amid criticism that it was acting too slowly and indecisively in the face of disaster, TEPCO flooded three of its unstable reactors with water. It continues to do so while efforts continue towards long-term recovery."
— 2012 February 13, Hilary Whiteman, “Japan: False thermometer may be behind high readings”, in CNN, archived from the original on 28 Nov 2022:
"Fuelled by their fury, Spurs surged forward and gave themselves hope after 56 minutes when Scott Parker's precise through-ball released Adebayor. He was pulled down in the area by Cech but referee Atkinson allowed play to continue for Bale to roll the ball into an empty net."
— 2012 April 15, Phil McNulty, “Tottenham 1-5 Chelsea”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 30 Mar 2022:
"It has emphasised that the proposals do not involve any work on the railway itself, so train services would continue to run throughout."
— 2022 January 12, “Network News: £7.2 million plan to stop flooding and protect South West rail link”, in RAIL, number 948, page 12:
"Gino was distracted. She knew why; he wanted a son. He could talk and think of nothing else. His one desire was to become the father of a man like himself, and it held him with a grip he only partially understood, for it was the first great desire, the first great passion of his life. Falling in love was a mere physical triviality, like warm sun or cool water, beside this divine hope of immortality: "I continue.""
— 1905, E. M. Forster, Where Angels Fear to Tread, chapter 4
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Despite the rain, the marathon runners decided to ____ running.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
You ____ making the same mistakes time after time.