Meaning & use
continue
To keep happening, existing, or doing something without stopping.
See it in a sentence
The meeting will continue after a short coffee break for everyone in the room.
Despite the setback, she continued training for the marathon every single morning.
A note on using this word
Continue can take either an infinitive or a gerund with little change in meaning, as in 'continue to work' or 'continue working'.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
stopcease
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