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Grammar : Verb
Spell : kuhn-tin-yoo
Phonetic Transcription : kənˈtɪn yu



Definition of continues

Origin :
  • mid-14c., contynuen, from Old French continuer (13c.), from Latin continuare "join together, connect, make or be continuous," from continuus "uninterrupted," from continere (intransitive) "to be uninterrupted," literally "to hang together" (see contain). Related: Continued; continuing.
  • verb persist, carry on
  • verb begin again; resume
Example sentences :
  • He continues His office of High-priest, and intercedes for us with the Father.
  • Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump
  • "He's travelin' up and down in the market," continues Faust.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • Vittel, Bains, Bussang—all in the Vosges—yet it continues to hold up its head.
  • Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • She continues through the alphabet to L, when the table responds.
  • Extract from : « Echoes of the War » by J. M. Barrie
  • For some reason it's very important to them that it continues to function.
  • Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
  • Badman continues a loose blackguard, extravagant, idle and dissolute.
  • Extract from : « Bunyan » by James Anthony Froude
  • Each individual, therefore, continues to live in his descendants.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
  • If you ask me the same question,” Khalid continues––“but I see you are uncomfortable.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
  • "The rest of the planking's sure to be gone by this time," continues the cavalier.
  • Extract from : « Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) » by William Delisle Hay
  • He does not see that if he continues in his cunning, the place of innocence will not receive him after death.
  • Extract from : « Theaetetus » by Plato

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