Word

continue, v.
(continued, continues, continuing)
freq. cnt. 215

continue a certain state, condition, or activity
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 233 freq. cnt.: 146 freq. cnt.: 44 freq. cnt.: 39 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

continue go along go on keep proceed

sample sentences

"Keep on working!"
"We continued to work into the night"
"Keep smiling"
"We went on working until well past midnight"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
They %s to move
They %s moving

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
They %s moving

verb frames

Somebody ----s VERB-ing
They %s moving

verb frames

Somebody ----s VERB-ing

verb frames

Somebody ----s VERB-ing

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

continuation continuance continuation

antonym

discontinue

semantic pointers

hypernym

act, move

verb group

continue, preserve, uphold, carry on, bear on continue

hyponym

hold run on, keep going ride

continue talking
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 76 freq. cnt.: 39 freq. cnt.: 19 freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 1

carry on continue go on proceed

sample sentences

"`I know it's hard', he continued, `but there is no choice'"
"carry on--pretend we are not in the room"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s VERB-ing

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s VERB-ing

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s VERB-ing

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s VERB-ing

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

continuation continuation

semantic pointers

hypernym

talk, speak

hyponym

segue ramble, ramble on, jog

keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 51 freq. cnt.: 22 freq. cnt.: 21 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 1

bear on carry on continue preserve uphold

sample sentences

"preserve the peace in the family"
"continue the family tradition"
"Carry on the old traditions"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

antonym

discontinue

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

preservation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

upholder

semantic pointers

hyponym

resume, restart, re-start persist, hang on, hold on, persevere, hang in perpetuate sustain, keep up, prolong mummify

verb group

proceed, go forward, continue continue, go on, keep, go along, proceed

hypernym

keep, hold, maintain

move ahead; travel onward in time or space
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 28 freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 5

continue go forward proceed

sample sentences

"We proceeded towards Washington"
"She continued in the direction of the hills"
"We are moving ahead in time now"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
They %s up the hill

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
They %s up the hill

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

procession

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

continuation

semantic pointers

hypernym

go, move, travel, locomote

hyponym

head trace roar limp wander

verb group

continue, preserve, uphold, carry on, bear on

allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

continue keep keep on retain

sample sentences

"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"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

continuation

semantic pointers

hypernym

sustain, keep up, prolong

verb group

persist in, continue

do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

continue persist in

sample sentences

"We continued our research into the cause of the illness"
"The landlord persists in asking us to move"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

continuation

semantic pointers

hypernym

act, move

verb group

keep, retain, continue, keep on

exist over a prolonged period of time
<verb.change>

continue

sample sentences

"The bad weather continued for two more weeks"

verb frames

Something ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

continuation continuance

semantic pointers

hypernym

hyponym

carry, extend persist, prevail, run, die hard, endure stand

span an interval of distance, space or time
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 29 freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 11

continue cover extend

sample sentences

"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"

verb frames

Something ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

extent

semantic pointers

verb group

cover

hypernym

hyponym

span, sweep, traverse, cross sweep overlap spread, overspread ridge dot, stud, constellate

continue in a place, position, or situation
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 60 freq. cnt.: 38 freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 5

continue remain stay stay on

sample sentences

"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"