continue

/kənˈtɪn.juː/

verbcon · tin · ue

Continue = con + tin + ue: you “con”vince yourself to keep going, put it in a “tin,” and say “you” at the end (…ue).

Yes, it's continue. Don’t drop the final E: it’s continu + e (…nue), not *continui* or *continou*.

Definitions

  1. verbto keep doing something without stopping; to go on
  2. verbto start again after a pause or interruption
  3. verbto last or extend over time

Examples

  • Please continue reading while I set the timer.
  • After lunch, we will continue the science experiment.
  • The rain may continue through the evening.

Synonyms

proceedpersistresumecarry onkeep going

Antonyms

stopquitcease

Translations

ES continuarPT continuarFR continuer

Common misspellings

continewcontiniucontinouecontinutecontiunecontineucontiinuecontinúe

More words people look up

0/70

Find CONTINUE hidden in the grid. Tap its letters.

0/8