continue
/kənˈtɪn.ju/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.08 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.
Intransitive verb
Example Sentences
- "Shall I continue speaking, or will you just interrupt me again?"
- "Do you want me to continue to unload these?"
- "Firstly, I continue to base most species treatments on personally collected material, rather than on herbarium plants."
- "Amid criticism that it was acting too slowly and indecisively in the face of disaster, TEPCO flooded three of its unstable reactors with water. It continues to do so while efforts continue towards long-term recovery."
- "Fuelled by their fury, Spurs surged forward and gave themselves hope after 56 minutes when Scott Parker's precise through-ball released Adebayor. He was pulled down in the area by Cech but referee Atkinson allowed play to continue for Bale to roll the ball into an empty net."
- "It has emphasised that the proposals do not involve any work on the railway itself, so train services would continue to run throughout."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *tn̥eh₁yéti Proto-Italic *tenēō Latin teneō Latin contin(eō) Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Italic *-wos Latin -uus Latin continuus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin continuō Old French continuerbor. Middle English continuen English continue From Middle English continuen, from Old French continuer, from Latin continuō. Displaced native Middle English thurghwonen, from Old English þurhwunian.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kənˈtɪn.ju/
- British English: /kənˈtɪn.juː/
Usage
Inflected Forms
continues (present, singular)
continuing (participle, present)
continued (participle, past)
continued (past)
no-table-tags (table tags)
glossary (inflection template)
continued (first person, past)
continuest (archaic, present)
continued (past, second person)
continuedst (archaic, past)
continueth (archaic, present)
continued (past, singular)