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Continuing

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Definitions for Continuing

adjective
remaining in force or being carried on without letup
Examples
  1. the act provided a continuing annual appropriation
  2. the continuing struggle to put food on the table
adjective
of long duration
Synonyms
chronic
Examples
  1. chronic money problems
verb
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
Synonyms
continue go on proceed go along keep
Examples
  1. Keep on working!
  2. We continued to work into the night
  3. Keep smiling
  4. We went on working until well past midnight
verb
continue talking
Synonyms
continue go on carry on proceed
Examples
  1. `I know it's hard', he continued, `but there is no choice'
  2. carry on--pretend we are not in the room
verb
keep or maintain in unaltered condition
Synonyms
continue uphold carry on bear on preserve
Examples
  1. cause to remain or last
  2. preserve the peace in the family
  3. continue the family tradition
  4. Carry on the old traditions
verb
move ahead
Synonyms
proceed go forward continue
Examples
  1. travel onward in time or space
  2. We proceeded towards Washington
  3. She continued in the direction of the hills
  4. We are moving ahead in time now
verb
allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
Synonyms
retain continue keep keep on
Examples
  1. We cannot continue several servants any longer
  2. She retains a lawyer
  3. The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff
  4. Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on
  5. We kept the work going as long as we could
  6. She retained her composure
  7. this garment retains its shape even after many washings
verb
do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop
Synonyms
continue persist in
Examples
  1. We continued our research into the cause of the illness
  2. The landlord persists in asking us to move
verb
continue after an interruption
Synonyms
continue
Examples
  1. The demonstration continued after a break for lunch
verb
continue in a place, position, or situation
Synonyms
stay stay on continue remain
Examples
  1. After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser
  2. Stay with me, please
  3. despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year
  4. She continued as deputy mayor for another year
verb
span an interval of distance, space or time
Synonyms
cover continue extend
Examples
  1. The war extended over five years
  2. The period covered the turn of the century
  3. My land extends over the hills on the horizon
  4. This farm covers some 200 acres
  5. The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles
verb
exist over a prolonged period of time
Synonyms
continue
Examples
  1. The bad weather continued for two more weeks

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