continued

/kənˈtɪn.juːd/

adjectiveverbcon · tin · ued

Think: "con-TIN-ued"—you put it in a tin and it keeps going (continued).

Yes, it's continued. Don’t drop the second “u”: it’s contin + ued (…ued, not …ed).

Definitions

  1. adjectiveStill happening or lasting; not stopped.
  2. verbPast tense of continue; kept going or started again after a pause.

Examples

  • The continued rain caused the river to rise.
  • She continued reading even after the bell rang.
  • After a short break, the meeting continued with questions from the audience.

Synonyms

ongoinguninterruptedpersistentsustainedprolonged

Antonyms

stoppedendeddiscontinued

Translations

ES continuadoPT continuadoFR continué

Common misspellings

continedcontinudcontinewedcontinutedcontiunedcontineudcontinüedcontinu ed

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