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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | continuer, from Latin continuare, from continuus; CONTINUOUS |
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con‧tin‧ue S1 W1
1 [intransitive and transitive] to not stop happening, existing, or doing something [↪ continuous, continual, discontinue] 
He will be continuing his education in the US.I felt too sick to continue.
He will be continuing his education in the US.I felt too sick to continue. continue unabated/apace/unchecked (=continue at the same high speed or level) The flood of refugees continued unabated.
The flood of refugees continued unabated. continue doing something Most elderly people want to continue living at home for as long as they can.
Most elderly people want to continue living at home for as long as they can.2 [intransitive and transitive] to start again, or start doing something again, after an interruption [= resume]: After a brief ceasefire, fighting continued. Rescue teams will continue the search tomorrow.
After a brief ceasefire, fighting continued.Rescue teams will continue the search tomorrow. continue doing something He picked up his book and continued reading.
He picked up his book and continued reading.3 [intransitive] to go further in the same direction
continue down/along/into etc We continued along the road for some time. The road continues northwards to the border.
We continued along the road for some time.The road continues northwards to the border.4 [intransitive] to stay in the same job, situation etc
5 [intransitive and transitive] to say more after an interruption : 'And so', he continued, 'we will try harder next time.'
'And so', he continued, 'we will try harder next time.'6 used at the end of part of a story, a television show etc to tell people that the story has not finished yet
