Definitions for continuing
con·tin·u·ing

Princeton's WordNet(3.11 / 9 votes)Rate this definition:

1. continuingadjective

   remaining in force or being carried on without letup

   "the act provided a continuing annual appropriation"; "the continuing struggle to put food on the table"

2. chronic, continuingadjective

   of long duration

   "chronic money problems"

Webster Dictionary(2.23 / 9 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Continuing

   of Continue

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1. continuingverb

   Verb form of the word continue.

   The continuing professional development of all employees is important to ensure they achieve their goals.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on August 3, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'continuing' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2963

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'continuing' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4767

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'continuing' in Adjectives Frequency: #403

How to pronounce continuing?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say continuing in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of continuing in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of continuing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of continuing in a Sentence

1. James Comer:

   If the Democrats vote against this resolution, then they are continuing in their coordinated effort to shield a potentially compromised President from necessary congressional oversight, we must shed light on the Hunter Biden family's international business schemes to determine if there is a national security threat.

2. Kimihiro Ishikane:

   We've agreed that we can by no means tolerate North Korea taking a posture of continuing its nuclear and missile development, we've also agreed on stepping up pressure on North Korea to resolve the issues.

3. Bill Monning:

   We are continuing to work with the Committee members to ensure that when the bill is presented, they are comfortable with the measure.

4. Kelly Nantel:

   Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their loved ones, and everyone impacted by the storm, we also want to thank all the first responders for their ongoing efforts on scene. We’re continuing to provide support to our employees and partners in the area.

5. Allen Peake:

   The demographics in Georgia are continuing to evolve and with the growth of Atlanta we're bringing more progressives into our state and so I think, from a national level, folks are seeing that maybe there's a turn and shift potentially in Georgia in the future, i'm not sure I buy that completely, but it is true that the demographics are shifting.

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