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Antonyms for continues
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
- 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
Synonyms for continues
- abide
- advance
- begin over
- begin where one left off
- carry forward
- carry on
- carry over
- draw out
- endure
- extend
- forge ahead
- get on with it
- go on
- go on with
- hang in
- keep at
- keep on
- keep on truckin'
- keep the ball rolling
- keep up
- last
- lengthen
- linger
- live on
- loiter
- maintain
- make headway
- move ahead
- never cease
- outlast
- outlive
- perdure
- persevere
- persist in
- pick up
- press on
- proceed
- progress
- project
- prolong
- promote
- pursue
- push on
- reach
- recapitulate
- recommence
- reestablish
- reinstate
- reinstitute
- remain
- renew
- reopen
- rest
- restart
- restore
- return to
- ride
- run on
- stand
- stay
- stay on
- stick at
- stick to
- survive
- sustain
- take up
- uphold
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