verb
continue
kuhn-TIN-yoo/kənˈtɪnjuː/
To go on or cause something to go on.
The worker continues the tile border by adding another matching tile.
Etymology
The Latin verb pictured joining things in an uninterrupted succession. To continue is to keep that succession going, whether an activity proceeds by itself or someone sustains it.
In context
I was told the people who replaced me had done such a good job. Didn't they deserve these opportunities now? Shouldn't they continue doing that work? Not temporarily, but indefinitely?
More examples
- The rain continued throughout the night.
- Please continue reading from the next paragraph.
- They have continued the tradition for generations.
Forms
continue · continues · continued · continuing
continuation noun — The act of going on.