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The rain will continue throughout the afternoon.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To persist or endure over time: To keep existing or happening without stopping.
    • To remain in a place, position, or state: To stay in a specific situation or condition.
    • To resume after an interruption: To start again after a pause or break.
    • To do something repeatedly without stopping: To carry on with an action or activity.
    • To cause something to last or endure: To maintain or preserve a state or condition.
    • To go or travel further: To proceed onward in space or time.
    • To speak further after a pause: To carry on talking.
Examples of Usage
  • Verb:
    • The rain is expected to continue throughout the night.
    • She decided to continue as the team leader for another season.
    • The meeting will continue after a short coffee break.
    • He continued to practice the piano every day.
    • The museum works to continue the tradition of free public tours.
    • We continued down the road until we reached the village.
    • "The evidence is clear," he continued, "and we must act."
Advanced Usage
  • "To continue with something": To proceed with an action or task.
    • Please continue with your presentation.
  • "To be continued": Used to indicate that a story, article, etc., will have a further part.
    • The thrilling adventure is to be continued in next month's issue.
  • "Continue as before": To keep acting or behaving in the same way.
    • Despite the warnings, he continued as before.
Variants and Related Words
  • Continuation (n): The act of continuing or the state of being continued.
    • The continuation of the policy was debated.
  • Continual (adj): Recurring frequently or regularly.
    • We faced continual interruptions.
  • Continuous (adj): Uninterrupted in time, sequence, or extent.
    • A continuous line of traffic.
Synonyms
  • Persist: To continue firmly in a course of action despite difficulty.
  • Endure: To last or remain in existence.
  • Proceed: To begin or continue a course of action.
  • Maintain: To cause something to continue.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Carry on: To continue doing something.
    • They decided to carry on with the project despite the setbacks.
  • Go on: To continue or proceed.
    • She went on to explain the details.
  • Keep on: To continue doing something.
    • He kept on asking questions.
Related Idioms
  • Continue the good work: An encouragement to keep performing well.
    • You're doing great, continue the good work!
  • To be continued...: A phrase used at the end of an episode or installment of a serial story.
    • With the hero in danger, the screen faded to black with the words 'To be continued...'
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The rain will continue throughout the afternoon.

Verb
  1. exist over a prolonged period of time
    • The bad weather continued for two more weeks
  2. span an interval of distance, space or time
    • 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
  3. continue in a place, position, or situation
    • 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
  4. continue after an interruption
    • The demonstration continued after a break for lunch
  5. do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop
    • We continued our research into the cause of the illness
    • The landlord persists in asking us to move
  6. allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
    • 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
  7. move ahead; 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
  8. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
    • preserve the peace in the family
    • continue the family tradition
    • Carry on the old traditions
  9. continue talking
    • I know it's hard, he continued, but there is no choice
    • carry on--pretend we are not in the room
  10. continue a certain state, condition, or activity
    • Keep on working!
    • We continued to work into the night
    • Keep smiling
    • We went on working until well past midnight

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