1. (

• continue ,
• go_on ,
• proceed ,
• go_along ,
• keep ,

) continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight" ;

2. (

• continue ,
• go_on ,
• carry_on ,
• proceed

) continue talking; "`I know it's hard', he continued, `but there is no choice'"; "carry on;

3. (

• continue ,
• uphold ,
• carry_on ,
• bear_on ,
• preserve

) keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions" ;

4. (

• proceed ,
• go_forward ,
• continue

) move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now" ;

5. (

• retain ,
• continue ,
• keep ,
• keep_on

) allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature; "We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could"; "She retained her composure"; "this garment retains its shape even after many washings" ;

6. (

• continue ,
• persist_in

) do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop; "We continued our research into the cause of the illness"; "The landlord persists in asking us to move" ;

7. (

• continue ,

) continue after an interruption; "The demonstration continued after a break for lunch" ;

8. (

• stay ,
• stay_on ,
• continue ,
• remain ,

) continue in a place, position, or situation; "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She continued as deputy mayor for another year" ;

9. (

• cover ,
• continue ,
• extend ,

) span an interval of distance, space or time; "The war extended over five years"; "The period covered the turn of the century"; "My land extends over the hills on the horizon"; "This farm covers some 200 acres"; "The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles" ;

10. (

• continue ,

) exist over a prolonged period of time; "The bad weather continued for two more weeks" ;

1. (

• continued

) without stop or interruption; "to insure the continued success of the war"; "the continued existence of nationalism"; "the continued popularity of Westerns" ;