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con.tin.ue \k*n-'tin-(.)yu:, -y*(-w)\ \-y*-w*r\ vb [ME continuen, fr. MF
continuer, fr. L continuare, fr. con]tinuus 1: to maintain without
interruption a condition, course, or action 2: to remain in existence :
ENDURE 3: to remain in a place or condition : STAY 4: to resume an
activity after interruption 1a: to carry on or keep up : MAINTAIN
{continued walking> 1b: PROLONG; specif : to resume after intermission 2:
to cause to continue 3: to allow to remain in a place or condition :
RETAIN 4: to postpone (a legal proceeding) by a continuance mean to exist
indefinitely. CONTINUE applies to a process going on without ending; LAST
stresses existing beyond what is normal or expected; ENDURE adds an
implication of resisting destructive forces or agencies; ABIDE implies
stable and constant existing esp. as opposed to mutability; PERSIST
suggests outlasting the normal or appointed time and often connotes
obstinacy or doggedness - con.tin.u.er n SYN syn CONTINUE, LAST, ENDURE,
ABIDE, PERSIST