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- /kənˈtɪn.juː/ UK
- /kənˈtɪn.jʉu/ Ireland
- /kənˈtɪn juː/
- /kənˈtɪn.ju/ Canada, US
Rhymes with -uː
Where it comes from
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Latin con-
Proto-Indo-European *ten-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *tn̥eh₁yéti
Proto-Italic *tenēō
Latin teneō
Latin contin(eō)
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Italic *-wos
Latin -uus
Latin continuus
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
Proto-Italic *-ājō
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin continuō
Old French continuerbor.
Middle English continuen
English continue
From Middle English continuen, from Old French continuer, from Latin continuō. Displaced native Middle English thurghwonen, from Old English þurhwunian.
verb continues · continuing · continued · continue
- To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity). Shall I continue speaking, or will you just interrupt me again?
- To make last; to prolong. Can you account him wise or discreet that would willingly have his health, and yet will do nothing that should procure or continue it?
- To retain (someone or something) in a given state, position, etc. […] dip the mouth of it within the second glass and remove your finger; continue it in that posture for a time, and it will unmingle the wine from the water […]
- To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay. Here to continue, and build up here / A growing empire.
- To resume. When will the concert continue?
- To adjourn, prorogue, put off. This meeting has been continued to the thirteenth of July.
- To make a continuation bet.
Similar: carry on, crack on, go on with, keep, keep on, keep up, proceed with, sustain, retain
noun continues
- An option allowing the player to resume play after game over, when all lives have been lost, while retaining their progress. So if you died battling the green monster inside the cave—and you had run out of lives—maybe a continue would be available.
