"continue" meaning in English

See continue in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kənˈtɪnjuː/, /-(j)ɪu̯/ Audio: en-us-continue.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-continue.wav Forms: continues [plural]
enPR: kən-tĭnʹyo͞o Rhymes: -uː Etymology: From Middle English continuen, from Old French continuer, from Latin continuāre. Displaced native Old English þurhwunian. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|continuen}} Middle English continuen, {{der|en|fro|continuer}} Old French continuer, {{der|en|la|continuāre}} Latin continuāre, {{ncog|ang|þurhwunian}} Old English þurhwunian Head templates: {{en-noun}} continue (plural continues)
  1. (video games) An option allowing the player to resume play after game over, when all lives have been lost, while retaining their progress. Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-continue-en-noun-V1a0Buwl Categories (other): Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Old English translations Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 18 4 4 7 26 10 8 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 17 2 2 6 28 14 7 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 17 2 2 5 28 24 4 17 Topics: video-games

Verb

IPA: /kənˈtɪnjuː/, /-(j)ɪu̯/ Audio: en-us-continue.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-continue.wav Forms: continues [present, singular, third-person], continuing [participle, present], continued [participle, past], continued [past]
enPR: kən-tĭnʹyo͞o Rhymes: -uː Etymology: From Middle English continuen, from Old French continuer, from Latin continuāre. Displaced native Old English þurhwunian. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|continuen}} Middle English continuen, {{der|en|fro|continuer}} Old French continuer, {{der|en|la|continuāre}} Latin continuāre, {{ncog|ang|þurhwunian}} Old English þurhwunian Head templates: {{en-verb}} continue (third-person singular simple present continues, present participle continuing, simple past and past participle continued)
  1. (transitive) To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity). Tags: transitive Translations (transitive: proceed): διατελέω (diateléō) (Ancient Greek), تَابَعَ (tābaʕa) [transitive] (Arabic), اِسْتَمَرَّ (istamarra) [transitive] (Arabic), دَامَ (dāma) [intransitive] (Arabic), շարունակել (šarunakel) (Armenian), ܟܵܬܹܪ (kātēr) (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic), ܥܲܪܩܸܠ (ˁarqil) (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic), ܚܲܡܣܸܢ (ḥamsin) (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic), davam etmək (Azerbaijani), jarraitu (Basque), праця́гваць (pracjáhvacʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), працягну́ць (pracjahnúcʹ) [perfective] (Belarusian), прадаўжа́ць (pradaŭžácʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), прадо́ўжыць (pradóŭžycʹ) [perfective] (Belarusian), продължа́вам (prodǎlžávam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), тра́я (trája) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), continuar (Catalan), 繼續 (Chinese Cantonese), 继续 (gai³ zuk⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 繼續 (Chinese Mandarin), 继续 (jìxù) (Chinese Mandarin), 持續 (Chinese Mandarin), 持续 (chíxù) (Chinese Mandarin), pokračovat (Czech), fortsætte [common-gender] (Danish), verdergaan (Dutch), voortzetten (Dutch), doorgaan (Dutch), pluigi (Esperanto), daŭrigi (Esperanto), jätkama (Estonian), jätkuma (Estonian), jatkaa (Finnish), continuer (French), გაგრძელება (gagrʒeleba) (Georgian), განგრძობა (gangrʒoba) (Georgian), fortsetzen (German), weiterhin etwas tun (German), etwas weiter tun (German), weitermachen mit (German), συνεχίζω (synechízo) (Greek), εξακολουθώ (exakolouthó) (Greek), הִמְשִׁיךְ (himshíkh) (Hebrew), बने रहना (bane rahnā) (Hindi), करते रहना (karte rahnā) (Hindi), folytat (Hungarian), durar (Ido), continuare (Italian), 続ける (tsuzukeru) (alt: つづける) (Japanese), បន្ត (bɑɑbɑntɑɑ) (Khmer), 계속하다 (gyesokhada) (Korean), siguir (Ladino), continuo (Latin), pergō (Latin), persequor (Latin), turpināt (Latvian), tęsti (Lithuanian), продолжува (prodolžuva) [imperfective] (Macedonian), продолжи (prodolži) [perfective] (Macedonian), taimau (Maori), uɗunga (Ngazidja Comorian), continnuer (Norman), fortsette (Norwegian Bokmål), contunhar (Occitan), þurhwunian (Old English), ادامه دادن (edâme dâdan) (Persian), kontynuować (Polish), continuar (Portuguese), seguir (Portuguese), continua (Romanian), продолжа́ть (prodolžátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), продо́лжить (prodólžitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), lean air (Scottish Gaelic), nastavljati [imperfective] (Serbo-Croatian), pokračovať [imperfective] (Slovak), continuar (Spanish), seguir (Spanish), endelea (Swahili), fortsätta (Swedish), ทำต่อไป (Thai), devam etmek (Turkish), sürmek (Turkish), продо́вжувати (prodóvžuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), продо́вжити (prodóvžyty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), seguitare (Venetan), tiếp tục (alt: 接續) (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-continue-en-verb-whlTYtA3 Disambiguation of 'transitive: proceed': 48 7 11 6 6 12 9
  2. (transitive) To make last; to prolong. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-continue-en-verb-uvya9Pb1
  3. (transitive) To retain (someone or something) in a given state, position, etc. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-continue-en-verb-a4kbq8mD
  4. (intransitive, copulative sense obsolete) To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-continue-en-verb-xUDkmaPC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Assyrian Neo-Aramaic translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Basque translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Gothic translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Khmer translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Ladino translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Ngazidja Comorian translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swahili translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Venetan translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with Yiddish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 2 1 3 34 14 4 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 4 4 6 33 9 8 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 16 3 3 8 26 16 10 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 13 3 3 6 30 19 8 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 13 3 3 6 29 18 8 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Assyrian Neo-Aramaic translations: 13 1 1 3 44 14 4 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 13 3 3 6 31 16 8 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Basque translations: 13 3 3 6 31 16 8 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 14 3 3 7 31 13 9 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 13 3 3 6 30 16 10 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 14 3 3 6 33 14 9 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 13 3 3 6 31 17 8 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 13 3 3 7 30 16 8 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 13 2 2 4 41 15 6 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 15 5 5 7 28 11 9 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 14 3 3 5 34 16 6 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 13 3 3 6 31 16 8 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 13 3 3 6 31 16 8 19 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 15 5 5 6 28 11 9 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 13 4 4 5 27 17 11 19 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 3 3 7 33 11 9 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Gothic translations: 15 2 2 5 31 22 6 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 18 4 4 7 26 10 8 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 13 3 3 6 30 18 8 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 14 3 3 7 32 15 8 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 17 2 2 6 28 14 7 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 15 3 3 5 36 11 6 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 15 4 4 5 34 11 7 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 15 4 4 5 34 11 7 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Khmer translations: 13 3 3 6 30 18 8 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 13 3 3 6 31 16 8 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Ladino translations: 15 3 3 5 32 18 6 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 15 4 4 5 34 11 7 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 13 3 3 6 31 16 8 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 13 3 3 6 31 16 8 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 13 3 3 7 30 16 8 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 14 4 3 6 29 19 8 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 13 3 3 6 31 16 8 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Ngazidja Comorian translations: 14 3 3 6 32 14 9 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 14 3 3 7 31 13 9 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 13 3 3 7 29 17 9 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 14 3 3 6 33 14 9 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 17 2 2 5 28 24 4 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 14 3 3 6 29 19 8 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 13 5 4 7 26 17 9 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 14 3 3 5 29 20 7 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 13 3 3 6 31 16 8 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 15 4 4 5 34 11 7 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 16 3 3 6 30 16 8 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 13 3 3 6 31 16 8 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 13 3 3 6 31 16 8 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 16 4 4 5 34 10 7 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Swahili translations: 14 3 3 5 33 16 6 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 13 3 3 6 32 17 8 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 13 3 3 6 29 18 8 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 13 3 3 6 32 17 8 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 13 3 3 6 31 16 8 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Venetan translations: 15 3 3 5 38 10 5 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 13 3 3 6 31 16 8 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 14 3 3 6 33 15 9 17
  5. (intransitive) To resume. Tags: intransitive Synonyms (resume): carry on [intransitive], go on [intransitive], proceed [intransitive], resume [intransitive] Translations (intransitive: resume): تَابَعَ (tābaʕa) [transitive] (Arabic), اِسْتَمَرَّ (istamarra) [transitive] (Arabic), دَامَ (dāma) [intransitive] (Arabic), ܟܵܬܹܪ (kātēr) (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic), оста́вам (ostávam) (Bulgarian), запа́звам се (zapázvam se) (Bulgarian), continuar (Catalan), 繼續 (Chinese Mandarin), 继续 (jìxù) (Chinese Mandarin), 持續 (Chinese Mandarin), 持续 (chíxù) (Chinese Mandarin), pokračovat (Czech), fortsætte [common-gender] (Danish), verdergaan (Dutch), voortzetten (Dutch), herbeginnen (Dutch), kontinui (Esperanto), jätkuma (Estonian), jatkua (Finnish), continuer (French), განახლება (ganaxleba) (Georgian), გაგრძელება (gagrʒeleba) (Georgian), weitermachen (German), fortfahren (German), 𐌿𐌽𐍃𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (unsweiban) (Gothic), συνεχίζω (synechízo) (Greek), נמשך (nimshákh) (Hebrew), folytatódik (Hungarian), durar (Ido), continuare (Italian), 続く (tsuzuku) (alt: つづく) (Japanese), 계속하다 (gyesokhada) (Korean), continuo (Latin), pergo (Latin), turpināties (Latvian), continnuer (Norman), þurhwunian (Old English), continuar (Portuguese), продолжа́ться (prodolžátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), продо́лжиться (prodólžitʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), mair (Scottish Gaelic), lean air (Scottish Gaelic), continuar (Spanish), endelea (Swahili), fortsätta (Swedish), devam etmek (Turkish), sürdürmek (Turkish), ווײַטער (vayter) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-continue-en-verb-T8gfprjw Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Old English translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 17 2 2 6 28 14 7 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 17 2 2 5 28 24 4 17 Disambiguation of 'resume': 2 1 2 4 82 3 5 Disambiguation of 'intransitive: resume': 1 1 2 7 81 3 4
  6. (transitive, law) To adjourn, prorogue, put off. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-continue-en-verb-dl7YNXWL Topics: law
  7. (poker slang) To make a continuation bet. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Poker
    Sense id: en-continue-en-verb-CdgIvAta Categories (other): Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Old English translations Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 18 4 4 7 26 10 8 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 17 2 2 6 28 14 7 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 17 2 2 5 28 24 4 17 Topics: card-games, poker
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (proceed with, to prolong): carry on [transitive], crack on [transitive], go on with [transitive], keep [transitive], keep on [transitive], keep up [transitive], proceed with [transitive], sustain [transitive], retain [transitive] Related terms: contain, continent, continental, continual, continuity, continuous, continuum

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "antonym(s) of “transitive, proceed with, to prolong”",
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      "word": "stop"
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      "word": "continue on one's merry way"
    },
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      "word": "continuing education"
    },
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          "text": "Shall I continue speaking, or will you just interrupt me again?",
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        },
        {
          "text": "Do you want me to continue to unload these?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page vii:",
          "text": "Firstly, I continue to base most species treatments on personally collected material, rather than on herbarium plants.",
          "type": "quote"
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        {
          "ref": "2012 April 15, Phil McNulty, BBC^([Tottenham 1-5 Chelsea]):",
          "text": "Fuelled by their fury, Spurs surged forward and gave themselves hope after 56 minutes when Scott Parker's precise through-ball released Adebayor. He was pulled down in the area by Cech but referee Atkinson allowed play to continue for Bale to roll the ball into an empty net.",
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        {
          "ref": "2022 January 12, “Network News: £7.2 million plan to stop flooding and protect South West rail link”, in RAIL, number 948, page 12:",
          "text": "It has emphasised that the proposals do not involve any work on the railway itself, so train services would continue to run throughout.",
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        "(transitive) To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity)."
      ],
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          "_dis1": "48 7 11 6 6 12 9",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "tābaʕa",
          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "تَابَعَ"
        },
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          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "istamarra",
          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "اِسْتَمَرَّ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "48 7 11 6 6 12 9",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "dāma",
          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "tags": [
            "intransitive"
          ],
          "word": "دَامَ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "48 7 11 6 6 12 9",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "šarunakel",
          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "word": "շարունակել"
        },
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          "_dis1": "48 7 11 6 6 12 9",
          "code": "aii",
          "lang": "Assyrian Neo-Aramaic",
          "roman": "kātēr",
          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "word": "ܟܵܬܹܪ"
        },
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          "_dis1": "48 7 11 6 6 12 9",
          "code": "aii",
          "lang": "Assyrian Neo-Aramaic",
          "roman": "ˁarqil",
          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "word": "ܥܲܪܩܸܠ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "48 7 11 6 6 12 9",
          "code": "aii",
          "lang": "Assyrian Neo-Aramaic",
          "roman": "ḥamsin",
          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "word": "ܚܲܡܣܸܢ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "48 7 11 6 6 12 9",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "word": "davam etmək"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "48 7 11 6 6 12 9",
          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "word": "jarraitu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "48 7 11 6 6 12 9",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "pracjáhvacʹ",
          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "праця́гваць"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "48 7 11 6 6 12 9",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "pracjahnúcʹ",
          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "працягну́ць"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "48 7 11 6 6 12 9",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "pradaŭžácʹ",
          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "прадаўжа́ць"
        },
        {
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        {
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          "code": "ca",
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          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "word": "continuar"
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          "_dis1": "48 7 11 6 6 12 9",
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "word": "繼續"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "48 7 11 6 6 12 9",
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
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          "word": "繼續"
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        {
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          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
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        {
          "_dis1": "48 7 11 6 6 12 9",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "48 7 11 6 6 12 9",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "word": "pokračovat"
        },
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          "_dis1": "48 7 11 6 6 12 9",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "fortsætte"
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        {
          "_dis1": "48 7 11 6 6 12 9",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "word": "verdergaan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "48 7 11 6 6 12 9",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "word": "voortzetten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "48 7 11 6 6 12 9",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "word": "doorgaan"
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        {
          "_dis1": "48 7 11 6 6 12 9",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "word": "pluigi"
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        {
          "_dis1": "48 7 11 6 6 12 9",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "word": "daŭrigi"
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        {
          "_dis1": "48 7 11 6 6 12 9",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "word": "jätkama"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "48 7 11 6 6 12 9",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "word": "jätkuma"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "48 7 11 6 6 12 9",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "word": "jatkaa"
        },
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          "_dis1": "48 7 11 6 6 12 9",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "word": "continuer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "48 7 11 6 6 12 9",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "gagrʒeleba",
          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "word": "გაგრძელება"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "48 7 11 6 6 12 9",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "gangrʒoba",
          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "word": "განგრძობა"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "48 7 11 6 6 12 9",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "word": "fortsetzen"
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        {
          "_dis1": "48 7 11 6 6 12 9",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "word": "weiterhin etwas tun"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "48 7 11 6 6 12 9",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "word": "etwas weiter tun"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "48 7 11 6 6 12 9",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "word": "weitermachen mit"
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          "_dis1": "48 7 11 6 6 12 9",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "synechízo",
          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "word": "συνεχίζω"
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        {
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          "lang": "Greek",
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          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
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          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
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          "code": "he",
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          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
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          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "bane rahnā",
          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "word": "बने रहना"
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        {
          "_dis1": "48 7 11 6 6 12 9",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "karte rahnā",
          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "word": "करते रहना"
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        {
          "_dis1": "48 7 11 6 6 12 9",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "word": "folytat"
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          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "word": "durar"
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "word": "continuare"
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          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "word": "続ける"
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        {
          "_dis1": "48 7 11 6 6 12 9",
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          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "word": "បន្ត"
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          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "gyesokhada",
          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "word": "계속하다"
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          "code": "lad",
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          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "word": "siguir"
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          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "word": "continuo"
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        {
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          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
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          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "word": "turpināt"
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          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
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          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "word": "taimau"
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          "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "word": "uɗunga"
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          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "word": "continnuer"
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          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "word": "fortsette"
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          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "word": "contunhar"
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          "lang": "Old English",
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          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "word": "ادامه دادن"
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        {
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          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "word": "kontynuować"
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          "word": "continuar"
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
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          "word": "seguir"
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "продо́вжувати"
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          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "продо́вжити"
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          "_dis1": "48 7 11 6 6 12 9",
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          "word": "seguitare"
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          "code": "vi",
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          "sense": "transitive: proceed",
          "word": "tiếp tục"
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          "text": "Gino was distracted. She knew why; he wanted a son. He could talk and think of nothing else. His one desire was to become the father of a man like himself, and it held him with a grip he only partially understood, for it was the first great desire, the first great passion of his life. Falling in love was a mere physical triviality, like warm sun or cool water, beside this divine hope of immortality: \"I continue.\""
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          "_dis": "15 4 4 5 34 11 7 20",
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        {
          "_dis": "15 4 4 5 34 11 7 20",
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          "_dis": "13 3 3 6 30 18 8 20",
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          "_dis": "13 3 3 6 31 16 8 19",
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          "name": "Terms with Korean translations",
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        {
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        {
          "_dis": "13 3 3 6 31 16 8 20",
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          "parents": [],
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          "_dis": "13 3 3 6 31 16 8 20",
          "kind": "other",
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        {
          "_dis": "13 3 3 7 30 16 8 20",
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          "name": "Terms with Macedonian translations",
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        {
          "_dis": "14 4 3 6 29 19 8 18",
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          "name": "Terms with Mandarin translations",
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          "_dis": "13 3 3 6 31 16 8 19",
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          "_dis": "14 3 3 6 32 14 9 19",
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          "name": "Terms with Occitan translations",
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          "parents": [],
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          "ref": "1667, John Milton, “Book II”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:",
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          "text": "When will the concert continue?",
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        {
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          "word": "continuar"
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          "code": "cmn",
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          "word": "繼續"
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        {
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          "word": "持續"
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          "word": "持续"
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          "word": "pokračovat"
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          "_dis1": "1 1 2 7 81 3 4",
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          "sense": "intransitive: resume",
          "tags": [
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          "_dis1": "1 1 2 7 81 3 4",
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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "intransitive: resume",
          "word": "verdergaan"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 2 7 81 3 4",
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          "word": "voortzetten"
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          "_dis1": "1 1 2 7 81 3 4",
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          "word": "herbeginnen"
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        {
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          "word": "kontinui"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 2 7 81 3 4",
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          "sense": "intransitive: resume",
          "word": "jätkuma"
        },
        {
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          "word": "jatkua"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 2 7 81 3 4",
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          "sense": "intransitive: resume",
          "word": "continuer"
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          "_dis1": "1 1 2 7 81 3 4",
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          "sense": "intransitive: resume",
          "word": "განახლება"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 2 7 81 3 4",
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          "word": "გაგრძელება"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 2 7 81 3 4",
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "intransitive: resume",
          "word": "weitermachen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 2 7 81 3 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "intransitive: resume",
          "word": "fortfahren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 2 7 81 3 4",
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          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "unsweiban",
          "sense": "intransitive: resume",
          "word": "𐌿𐌽𐍃𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 2 7 81 3 4",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
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          "sense": "intransitive: resume",
          "word": "συνεχίζω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 2 7 81 3 4",
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          "lang": "Hebrew",
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          "sense": "intransitive: resume",
          "word": "נמשך"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 2 7 81 3 4",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "intransitive: resume",
          "word": "folytatódik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 2 7 81 3 4",
          "code": "io",
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          "sense": "intransitive: resume",
          "word": "durar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 2 7 81 3 4",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "intransitive: resume",
          "word": "continuare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 2 7 81 3 4",
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          "code": "ja",
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          "roman": "tsuzuku",
          "sense": "intransitive: resume",
          "word": "続く"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 2 7 81 3 4",
          "code": "ko",
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          "roman": "gyesokhada",
          "sense": "intransitive: resume",
          "word": "계속하다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 2 7 81 3 4",
          "code": "la",
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          "sense": "intransitive: resume",
          "word": "continuo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 2 7 81 3 4",
          "code": "la",
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          "sense": "intransitive: resume",
          "word": "pergo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 2 7 81 3 4",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "intransitive: resume",
          "word": "turpināties"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 2 7 81 3 4",
          "code": "nrf",
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          "sense": "intransitive: resume",
          "word": "continnuer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 2 7 81 3 4",
          "code": "ang",
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          "sense": "intransitive: resume",
          "word": "þurhwunian"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 2 7 81 3 4",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "intransitive: resume",
          "word": "continuar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 2 7 81 3 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "prodolžátʹsja",
          "sense": "intransitive: resume",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "продолжа́ться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 2 7 81 3 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "prodólžitʹsja",
          "sense": "intransitive: resume",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "продо́лжиться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 2 7 81 3 4",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "intransitive: resume",
          "word": "mair"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 2 7 81 3 4",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "intransitive: resume",
          "word": "lean air"
        },
        {
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "intransitive: resume",
          "word": "continuar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 2 7 81 3 4",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "intransitive: resume",
          "word": "endelea"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 2 7 81 3 4",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "intransitive: resume",
          "word": "fortsätta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 2 7 81 3 4",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "intransitive: resume",
          "word": "devam etmek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 2 7 81 3 4",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "intransitive: resume",
          "word": "sürdürmek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 2 7 81 3 4",
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "vayter",
          "sense": "intransitive: resume",
          "word": "ווײַטער"
        }
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            "Society",
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            "Fundamental"
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        "law"
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            "Gambling",
            "Games",
            "Recreation",
            "Human activity",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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          "kind": "other",
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        "To make a continuation bet."
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        "(poker slang) To make a continuation bet."
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        "poker"
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    },
    {
      "sense": "proceed with, to prolong",
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "word": "keep up"
    },
    {
      "sense": "proceed with, to prolong",
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "word": "proceed with"
    },
    {
      "sense": "proceed with, to prolong",
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "word": "sustain"
    },
    {
      "sense": "proceed with, to prolong",
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "word": "retain"
    },
    {
      "sense": "resume",
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ],
      "word": "carry on"
    },
    {
      "sense": "resume",
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ],
      "word": "go on"
    },
    {
      "sense": "resume",
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ],
      "word": "proceed"
    },
    {
      "sense": "resume",
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ],
      "word": "resume"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "tābaʕa",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "word": "تَابَعَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "istamarra",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "word": "اِسْتَمَرَّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "dāma",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ],
      "word": "دَامَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "šarunakel",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "շարունակել"
    },
    {
      "code": "aii",
      "lang": "Assyrian Neo-Aramaic",
      "roman": "kātēr",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "ܟܵܬܹܪ"
    },
    {
      "code": "aii",
      "lang": "Assyrian Neo-Aramaic",
      "roman": "ˁarqil",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "ܥܲܪܩܸܠ"
    },
    {
      "code": "aii",
      "lang": "Assyrian Neo-Aramaic",
      "roman": "ḥamsin",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "ܚܲܡܣܸܢ"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "davam etmək"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "jarraitu"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "pracjáhvacʹ",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "праця́гваць"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "pracjahnúcʹ",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "працягну́ць"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "pradaŭžácʹ",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "прадаўжа́ць"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "pradóŭžycʹ",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "прадо́ўжыць"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "prodǎlžávam",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "продължа́вам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "trája",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "тра́я"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "continuar"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "繼續"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "gai³ zuk⁶",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "继续"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "繼續"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jìxù",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "继续"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "持續"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "chíxù",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "持续"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "pokračovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "fortsætte"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "verdergaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "voortzetten"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "doorgaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "pluigi"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "daŭrigi"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "jätkama"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "jätkuma"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "jatkaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "continuer"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gagrʒeleba",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "გაგრძელება"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gangrʒoba",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "განგრძობა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "fortsetzen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "weiterhin etwas tun"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "etwas weiter tun"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "weitermachen mit"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "synechízo",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "συνεχίζω"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "exakolouthó",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "εξακολουθώ"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "diateléō",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "διατελέω"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "himshíkh",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "הִמְשִׁיךְ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "bane rahnā",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "बने रहना"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "karte rahnā",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "करते रहना"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "folytat"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "durar"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "continuare"
    },
    {
      "alt": "つづける",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tsuzukeru",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "続ける"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "bɑɑbɑntɑɑ",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "បន្ត"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gyesokhada",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "계속하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "lad",
      "lang": "Ladino",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "siguir"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "continuo"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "pergō"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "persequor"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "turpināt"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "tęsti"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "prodolžuva",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "продолжува"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "prodolži",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "продолжи"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "taimau"
    },
    {
      "code": "zdj",
      "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "uɗunga"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "continnuer"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "fortsette"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "contunhar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "þurhwunian"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "edâme dâdan",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "ادامه دادن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "kontynuować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "note": "w dalszym ciągu (adverb, used with a verb)",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "continuar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "seguir"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "continua"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prodolžátʹ",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "продолжа́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prodólžitʹ",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "продо́лжить"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "lean air"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "nastavljati"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "pokračovať"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "continuar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "seguir"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "endelea"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "fortsätta"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "ทำต่อไป"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "devam etmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "sürmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "prodóvžuvaty",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "продо́вжувати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "prodóvžyty",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "продо́вжити"
    },
    {
      "code": "vec",
      "lang": "Venetan",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "seguitare"
    },
    {
      "alt": "接續",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "transitive: proceed",
      "word": "tiếp tục"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "tābaʕa",
      "sense": "intransitive: resume",
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "word": "تَابَعَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "istamarra",
      "sense": "intransitive: resume",
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "word": "اِسْتَمَرَّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "dāma",
      "sense": "intransitive: resume",
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ],
      "word": "دَامَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "aii",
      "lang": "Assyrian Neo-Aramaic",
      "roman": "kātēr",
      "sense": "intransitive: resume",
      "word": "ܟܵܬܹܪ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ostávam",
      "sense": "intransitive: resume",
      "word": "оста́вам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zapázvam se",
      "sense": "intransitive: resume",
      "word": "запа́звам се"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "intransitive: resume",
      "word": "continuar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "intransitive: resume",
      "word": "繼續"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jìxù",
      "sense": "intransitive: resume",
      "word": "继续"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "intransitive: resume",
      "word": "持續"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "chíxù",
      "sense": "intransitive: resume",
      "word": "持续"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "intransitive: resume",
      "word": "pokračovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "intransitive: resume",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "fortsætte"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "intransitive: resume",
      "word": "verdergaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "intransitive: resume",
      "word": "voortzetten"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "intransitive: resume",
      "word": "herbeginnen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "intransitive: resume",
      "word": "kontinui"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "intransitive: resume",
      "word": "jätkuma"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "intransitive: resume",
      "word": "jatkua"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "intransitive: resume",
      "word": "continuer"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ganaxleba",
      "sense": "intransitive: resume",
      "word": "განახლება"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gagrʒeleba",
      "sense": "intransitive: resume",
      "word": "გაგრძელება"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "intransitive: resume",
      "word": "weitermachen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "intransitive: resume",
      "word": "fortfahren"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "unsweiban",
      "sense": "intransitive: resume",
      "word": "𐌿𐌽𐍃𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "synechízo",
      "sense": "intransitive: resume",
      "word": "συνεχίζω"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "nimshákh",
      "sense": "intransitive: resume",
      "word": "נמשך"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "intransitive: resume",
      "word": "folytatódik"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "intransitive: resume",
      "word": "durar"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "intransitive: resume",
      "word": "continuare"
    },
    {
      "alt": "つづく",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tsuzuku",
      "sense": "intransitive: resume",
      "word": "続く"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gyesokhada",
      "sense": "intransitive: resume",
      "word": "계속하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "intransitive: resume",
      "word": "continuo"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "intransitive: resume",
      "word": "pergo"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "intransitive: resume",
      "word": "turpināties"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "intransitive: resume",
      "word": "continnuer"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "intransitive: resume",
      "word": "þurhwunian"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "intransitive: resume",
      "word": "continuar"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prodolžátʹsja",
      "sense": "intransitive: resume",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "продолжа́ться"
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prodólžitʹsja",
      "sense": "intransitive: resume",
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      "word": "продо́лжиться"
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      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "intransitive: resume",
      "word": "mair"
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      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "intransitive: resume",
      "word": "lean air"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "intransitive: resume",
      "word": "continuar"
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      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "intransitive: resume",
      "word": "endelea"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "intransitive: resume",
      "word": "fortsätta"
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    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "intransitive: resume",
      "word": "devam etmek"
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "intransitive: resume",
      "word": "sürdürmek"
    },
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      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "vayter",
      "sense": "intransitive: resume",
      "word": "ווײַטער"
    }
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}

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          "ref": "2008, Jeannie Novak, Luis Levy, Play the Game: The Parent's Guide to Video Games, →ISBN, page 48:",
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          "ref": "2012, James A. Newman, Best Before: Videogames, Supersession and Obsolescence, →ISBN, page 128:",
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        "(video games) An option allowing the player to resume play after game over, when all lives have been lost, while retaining their progress."
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    "Continue (video gaming)"
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}

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