Kelime: con·tin·ue Söyleniş:k&n-'tin-(")yü İşlev:verb Türleri:-tin·ued; -tinu·ing Kökeni: Middle English, from Middle French continuer, from Latin continuare, from continuus intransitive senses 1 : to maintain without interruption a condition, course, or action 2 : to remain in existence : ENDURE 3 : to remain in a place or condition : STAY 4 : to resume an activity after interruption transitive senses 1 a: KEEP UP, MAINTAINcontinues walking b : to keep going or add to : PROLONG; also : to resume after intermission 2 : to cause to continue 3 : to allow to remain in a place or condition : RETAIN 4 : to postpone (a legal proceeding) by a continuance - con·tinu·er /-yü-&r/ noun synonymsCONTINUE, LAST, ENDURE, ABIDE, PERSIST mean to exist over a period of time or indefinitely. CONTINUE applies to a process going on without ending the search for peace will continue . LAST, especially when unqualified, may stress existing beyond what is normal or expected buy shoes that will last . ENDURE adds an implication of resisting destructive forces or agencies in spite of everything, her faith endured . ABIDE implies stable and constant existing especially as opposed to mutability a love that abides through 40 years of marriage . PERSIST suggests outlasting the normal or appointed time and often connotes obstinacy or doggedness the sense of guilt persisted .