CONTINUES - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Verb
exist over a prolonged period of time
Example: The bad weather continued for two more weeks
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Verb
move ahead
Example: travel onward in time or space; We proceeded towards Washington; She continued in the direction of the hills; We are moving ahead in time now
Meaning 3
Part of speech: Verb
allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
Example: We cannot continue several servants any longer; She retains a lawyer; The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff; Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on; We kept the work going as long as we could; She retained her composure; this garment retains its shape even after many washings
Meaning 4
Part of speech: Verb
keep or maintain in unaltered condition
Example: cause to remain or last; preserve the peace in the family; continue the family tradition; Carry on the old traditions
Meaning 5
Part of speech: Verb
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
Example: Keep on working!; We continued to work into the night; Keep smiling; We went on working until well past midnight
Meaning 6
Part of speech: Verb
span an interval of distance, space or time
Example: The war extended over five years; The period covered the turn of the century; My land extends over the hills on the horizon; This farm covers some 200 acres; The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles
Meaning 7
Part of speech: Verb
continue in a place, position, or situation
Example: After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser; Stay with me, please; despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year; She continued as deputy mayor for another year
Meaning 8
Part of speech: Verb
continue after an interruption
Example: The demonstration continued after a break for lunch
Meaning 9
Part of speech: Verb
do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop
Example: We continued our research into the cause of the illness; The landlord persists in asking us to move
Meaning 10
Part of speech: Verb
continue talking
Example: `I know it's hard', he continued, `but there is no choice; carry on--pretend we are not in the room