"continue" meaning in All languages combined

See continue on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /kənˈtɪnjuː/ Audio: en-us-continue.ogg [US] Forms: continue [canonical], continues [third-person, singular], continued [past], continued [past, participle], continuing [present, participle]
enPR: kən-tĭnʹyo͞o Head templates: {{verb|continu|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something continues, it does not stop. Synonyms: keep going
    Sense id: simple-continue-en-verb-fM9wPhSI
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      "form": "continue",
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    },
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "continued",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
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        "present",
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      ]
    }
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          "word": "stop"
        },
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          "word": "discontinue"
        },
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          "word": "interrupt"
        }
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Even though he has died, we will continue the good work he did helping children."
        },
        {
          "text": "We expect that the problems will continue until 8 November, when we get the new computer."
        }
      ],
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        "If something continues, it does not stop."
      ],
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        "transitive & intransitive"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "keep going"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "kən-tĭnʹyo͞o"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kənˈtɪnjuː/"
    },
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      "form": "continue",
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        "canonical"
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    },
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      "form": "continues",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "continued",
      "tags": [
        "past"
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "past",
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      ]
    },
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        {
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          "word": "interrupt"
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "Even though he has died, we will continue the good work he did helping children."
        },
        {
          "text": "We expect that the problems will continue until 8 November, when we get the new computer."
        }
      ],
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          "word": "keep going"
        }
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "kən-tĭnʹyo͞o"
    },
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      "ipa": "/kənˈtɪnjuː/"
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      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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