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Continue Meaning, Examples, and Usage Guide (2 meaning)
Meaning 1：keep going without stopping (continue)
continue
/kənˈtɪnjuː/
v.
To keep doing something without stopping.
keep going without stopping
➕
/kiːp ˈɡoʊɪŋ wɪðˈaʊt ˈstɒpɪŋ/
v.
To persist in an action or state without interruption or cessation.
📘 Details & Usage
📖 Root Explanation
From Latin "continuare" (com- "together" + tenere "to hold").
💡 Mnemonic
Con (together) + tin (tin can) + ue (you eat) → imagine you keep eating together without stopping.
📖 Example
The rain is forecast to continue all afternoon, so we should cancel our picnic plans.
The rain is predicted to keep falling all afternoon, so we should cancel our picnic plans.
🔗 Collocations
continue working – to keep doing work without stopping
continue despite difficulties – to persist even when facing obstacles
continue without delay – to proceed immediately without pausing
🔄 Synonyms
🚫 Antonyms
stop (v.) – To cease moving or operating.
cease (v.) – To bring or come to an end.
discontinue (v.) – To stop doing or providing something.
🌱 Derivatives
continuation (n.) – The action of carrying something on over time or the state of being continued.
continuous (adj.) – Forming an unbroken whole; without interruption.
continuously (adv.) – Without interruption or gaps.
📖 Cultural Story
Originates from Latin "continuare" (to make continuous), from "continuus" (joining together). In modern English, it's a core verb for describing uninterrupted action in both casual and formal contexts.
Meaning 2：resume after a break (continue)
continue
/kənˈtɪnjuː/
v.
To start doing something again after you have stopped for a while.
resume after a break
➕
/rɪˈzuːm ˈæftər ə breɪk/
v.
To start again after an interruption or pause.
📘 Details & Usage
📖 Example
After a short break for questions, the tour guide will continue with her explanation of the ancient temple's history.
After a short break for questions, the guide will resume her explanation of the temple's history.
🔗 Collocations
continue with – to proceed further with something after a pause
continue reading – to start reading again from where one stopped
continue where left off – to resume an activity from the point of interruption
🔄 Synonyms
🚫 Antonyms
🌱 Derivatives
continuation (n.) – The action of carrying something on over time or the state of being continued.
continuous (adj.) – Forming an unbroken whole; without interruption.
continuously (adv.) – Without interruption or gaps.
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