1. (v.i.)continue to go on or keep on without interruption, as in some course or action: The road continues for three miles.
2. continue to go on after suspension or interruption; resume.
3. continue to last or endure: The strike continued for two months.
4. continue to remain in a particular state or capacity: He agreed to continue as commander.
5. continue to remain in a place; abide; stay.
6. (v.t.)continue to go on with or persist in: to continue reading.
7. continue to carry on from the point of suspension or interruption.
8. continue to extend from one point to another in space; prolong.
9. continue to cause to continue; maintain or retain, as in a position.
10. continue to carry over, postpone, or adjourn, as a legal proceeding.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME (< AF) < L continuāre to make continuous, v. der. of continuuscontinuous)
Definition of 'continue'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (verb)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. (verb)continue, go on, carry on, proceed continue talking "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"
3. (verb)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. (verb)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. (verb)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. (verb)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. (verb)continue continue after an interruption "The demonstration continued after a break for lunch"
8. (verb)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. (verb)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. (verb)continue exist over a prolonged period of time "The bad weather continued for two more weeks"
1. (verb)continue to keep doing or keephappening a class that continues through the summer; He continued to stare at me.; He wanted to continue with his studies.
2. continue to start after stopping She paused and then continued.; He struggled to continue his speech after the interruption.
3. continue to go farther in the same direction The road continues to the east.
Definition of 'continue'
Webster Dictionary
1. (verb)continue to remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay
2. (verb)continue to be permanent or durable; to endure; to last
3. (verb)continue to be steadfast or constant in any course; to persevere; to abide; to endure; to persist; to keep up or maintain a particular condition, course, or series of actions; as, the army continued to advance
4. (verb)continue to unite; to connect
5. (verb)continue to protract or extend in duration; to preserve or persist in; to cease not
6. (verb)continue to carry onward or extend; to prolong or produce; to add to or draw out in length
7. (verb)continue to retain; to suffer or cause to remain; as, the trustees were continued; also, to suffer to live
Sense: to go on being, doing etc; to last or keep on She continued to run; They continued running; He will continue in his present job; The noise continued for several hours; The road continues for 150 kilometres.
Definitions of continue 
Afrikaans: aanhou
Arabic: يَبْقى، يَدوم، يَسْتَمِر
Bulgarian: простирам се
Brazilian: continuar
Czech: pokračovat, setrvat
German: fortfahren
Danish: fortsætte med; vedblive m
Greek: συνεχίζω, συνεχίζομαι
Spanish: continuar
Estonian: jätkama, jätkuma
Farsi: ادامه دادن یا یافتن؛ طول 
Finnish: jatkaa
French: continuer
Hebrew: לְהִימָשֵך
Hindi: जारी रहना
Croatian: nastavljati
Hungarian: folytat(ódik)
Indonesian: meneruskan
Icelandic: haldaáfram
Italian: continuare
Japanese: 続ける
Korean: 지속하다
Lithuanian: toliau ką daryti, tęsti(s
Latvian: turpināt; turpināties
Malay: menyambung
Dutch: doorgaan
Norwegian: fortsette; gå videre, hol
Polish: kontynuować, trwać, ciągn
Persian: ادامه دادن یا یافتن؛ طول 
Pashto: ادامه
Portuguese: continuar
Romanian: a continua
Russian: продолжать(ся)
Slovak: pokračovať, trvať
Slovenian: nadaljevati (se)
Serbian: nastaviti se
Swedish: fortsätta
Thai: ดำเนินต่อไป
Turkish: devam etmek, sür(dür)mek
Taiwanese: 延續，持續
Ukrainian: продовжувати(ся); простяг
Urdu: جارى رهنا يا ركهنا، برقرا
Vietnamese: tiếp tục
Chinese: 延续，延伸
