Contexts ▼
(intransitive) To persist in or proceed with an activity or action
(transitive) To maintain or prolong
To remain in existence or active
To last or endure in a particular condition or state
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Verb
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(intransitive) To persist in or proceed with an activity or action
keep
persevere
pursue
carry on with
go on with
keep on with
proceed with
persist in
persist with
press on with
persevere in
persevere with
keep up
keep at
push on with
not stop
not give up
stay with
stick at
stick with
soldier on with
stick to your guns
carry forward
get on with
keep on
never cease
press on
push on
stick to
persist at
see through
persist
continue with
finish
carry out
not give up with
work at
go the distance
put your back into
stick it out
stay the course
hang in there
follow through
hammer away at
remain
go on
carry on
do something incessantly
do something constantly
do something continually
not stop doing something
more ❯
“It was a display of true professionalism when she decided to continue performing despite her microphone malfunctioning.”
Verb
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(transitive) To maintain or prolong
maintain
sustain
preserve
keep
prolong
renew
uphold
extend
protract
perpetuate
lengthen
project
retain
keep alive
keep going
keep up
conserve
carry on
save
nurture
keep in existence
support
bear
bolster up
hold to
hold on to
keep possession of
keep from falling
cherish
manage
protect
control
strengthen
prop up
continue with
put up
keep intact
keep up with
go on with
persevere with
back
favourUK
buoy
defend
favorUS
stay with
persist with
hold up
stand by
memorializeUS
immortalizeUS
eternalize
eternize
commemorate
secure
propagate
bolster
disseminate
spread
immortaliseUK
memorialiseUK
cause to continue
buoy up
keep afloat
cling to
keep to
be true to
keep going with
hang in
cling
safeguard
steward
take care of
look after
care for
nurse
hold
reserve
own
husband
hold back
cleave to
keep hold of
hold fast to
possess
detain
hold fast
hang on to
enjoy
continue to have
grasp
have
grip
contain
command
clutch on to
withhold
keep back
more ❯
“All parties have unanimously agreed to continue the legislation.”
Verb
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To remain in existence or active
extend
hold
prevail
bide
hold on
hold up
perdure
persist
subsist
go on
carry on
run on
drag on
keep up
last
endure
remain
abide
linger
stay
survive
live
stretch
spread
keep on
stick around
dwell
lie
keep going
reach
hang on
hang around
hold out
live on
reside
lodge
hang round
go
lead
stay put
run
head
exist
tarry
wait
bear
proceed
be
persevere
rest
hover
hang
stay on
hang about
hang out
sit tight
wait around
hold the fort
span
grind
range
recur
repeat
encompass
inhabit
stand up
stand
be present
be in existence
stick
stay over
be protracted
stretch out
standby
be alive
are
cling
creep
bear up
trend
circulate
go ahead
cling on
die slowly
cling to life
go round
move past
go around
wear
resist
perpetuate
occur
protract
maintain
pass
progress
project
take
sustain
happen
come
hold true
remain unchanged
come as far as
not stop until
loiter
press on
hold fast
stay around
be prolonged
plough on
grind away
be found
settle
stop
pause
await
dally
be real
be the case
be existent
be met with
be latent
hold good
remain true
stay staunch
draw out
have no end
halt
stay the same
perch
delay
remain behind
nest
sweat it out
bunk
put down roots
lag
establish yourself
outstay
be left
stay out
squat
stay behind
roost
establish oneself
cover
spread out
go as far as
more ❯
“Reruns of the popular sitcom, Seinfeld, will continue all year.”
Verb
▲
To last or endure in a particular condition or state
last
endure
go on
survive
abide
bear on
be prolonged
live on
persist
remain
persevere
prevail
keep up
carry on
hold up
hold out
hold on
live
outlast
keep on
run on
bide
stay
linger
perdure
stand
withstand
be left
carry through
stay around
hang on
be durable
come through
exist
hold
outlive
weather
last out
be extant
sustain
wear well
ride out
stay on
stand up
tough it out
keep going
go the distance
dwell
continue to exist
run
operate
stay round
handle
bear
resist
hang in the air
remain standing
bear up
plug away
chug away
outwear
tarry
be
outstay
make it
stand firm
stick with it
stand fast
see it through
soldier on
stay fresh
hack it
crack on
hang tough
hang in
stick it out
stay the course
be timeless
cling on
stick to
wear on
be long lived
have no end
live through
last longer than
remain alive after
live on after
live longer than
endure beyond
never say die
keep
remain alive
stay alive
go all the way
cut it
make the cut
go the limit
more ❯
“Their ridiculous pact to never cut their hair will likely continue for many years to come.”
Verb
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To remain in a given situation or state
remain
rest
stay
stay on
carry on
keep going
persist
persevere
keep on
plug away
soldier on
hang on
go on
press on
keep at
not give up
keep at it
stick at it
stay the course
struggle on
stick it out
hang in there
endure
hammer away
plough on
hold on
be persistent
peg away
stick at
press ahead
grind away
maintain
follow through
see something through
go the distance
hold out
stay with something
be tenacious
stand fast
see through
not take no for an answer
be determined
keep it up
plod on
persevere with
persist with
continue with
keep going with
stick with
be pertinacious
bash on
stand firm
carry on with
last
soldier on with
stick with it
see it through
show determination
stop at nothing
gut it out
leave no stone unturned
hang tough
hang in
stick to your guns
keep on with
go on with
proceed
push on
grind
keep up
be stubborn
peg away at
press on with
be diligent
be patient
plug away at
stand your ground
persist in
persevere in
strive
perpetuate
perseverate
drudge
stick
laborUS
labourUK
finish
beaver
toil
pursue
insist
get on
show determination in
not falter in
keep on at
not cease from
carry through
plow on
be resolute
follow up
not give up with
plod on through
stay with
go all the way
press ahead with
tough it out
stick out
continue to the end
bring to completion
bring to a finish
go the limit
plough on through
sustain
keep
keep something up
chug
abide
hold up
bide
hold
carry-on
prevail
linger
perdure
not stop
survive
persist at
carry on doggedly
last out
stay with it
be tough
soldier
keep trying
go to the mat
go for broke
keep driving
remain firm
hold fast
go for it
pursue your goal
keep your hand in
be resolved
continue activity
obtain
be steadfast in
be pertinacious in
slave
be resolute in
complete
be persistent in
go ahead
refuse to go away
crack on
slave away at
stick to
plough through
work away at
be steadfast
struggle on with
plow through
bash on with
hammer away at
keep your nose to the grindstone
travail
fight on
exert oneself
push forward
buckle down
take pains
toil on
fight
more ❯
“I would love to continue in my current role as coach of this team.”
Verb
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(transitive) To resume after a brief discontinuance
resume
recommence
pick up
reopen
restart
reinstate
restore
revive
carry on with
take up
return to
renew
reinstitute
reestablish
carry on
proceed with
go on with
begin over
begin where one left off
proceed
recapitulate
regenerate
resurrect
start again
carry over
start over
begin again
go on
open again
“The players will continue the game after an unexpected hiccup with the video review halted play.”
Verb
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(intransitive) To resume after a brief discontinuance
resume
recommence
pick up
take up
begin again
start again
pick up the threads
pick up where one left off
pick up where you left off
reconvene
take up again
restart
carry on
reopen
carry on with
renew
return to
proceed
reassume
pick up on
continue with
come back to
go on with
proceed with
follow through
build upon
reintroduce
reinstate
reestablish
jump back in
go on from
push on from
pick up again
re-establish
call again
reunite
bring together again
call together again
come together again
gather again
meet again
convene again
revive
reinstitute
recapitulate
keep on
go back to
keep up
go on
push on with
more ❯
“Class will continue when all the students sit down and stop the disruption.”
Verb
▲
To make progress or advance something that has already started
advance
proceed
progress
carry on
crack on
go on
jog along
press on
go
move
plough on
push on
move forward
forge ahead
go forward
make headway
plow on
go ahead
push
make progress
journey
travel
move onward
move ahead
march on
move along
march
speed
shoot
push ahead
push forward
gain ground
forge on
press forward
keep going
press ahead
move on
navigate
cross
head
pass
drive
make inroads
pace
edge
get on
go along
go forth
go off
cover ground
fare
keep on
develop
continue on
come along
make one’s way
work one’s way
progress towards
plod on
drive forward
run along
make inroads into
truck
work towards
gather way
come
keep running
hie
wend
get
make your way
get going
get ahead
move out
keep moving
edge forward
dash ahead
shoot ahead
propel
transit
track
peregrinate
traverse
dispatch
storm
perambulate
come forward
proceed along
cut across
follow
walk
fly
cruise
run through
forge
set off
soldier on
move towards
run
evolve
shape up
launch
pass on
continue ahead
roll on
betake oneself
strike
direct one’s footsteps
set out
advance steadily
advance gradually
sally forth
resume one’s journey
continue on one’s way
continue one’s journey
start off again
pick your way
wend your way
more ❯
“Fresh evidence is required for this investigation to continue.”
Verb
▲
To postpone or assign to a later time or date
defer
postpone
delay
shelve
suspend
adjourn
reschedule
table
remit
mothball
prorogue
stay
pigeonhole
respite
stall
retard
prolong
intermit
protract
detain
procrastinate
impede
hinder
slow
extend
obstruct
lengthen
block
waive
put off
hold over
put back
put on ice
hold up
hold off
put over
hold in abeyance
put on hold
put in cold storage
lay over
hold off on
hang fire
take a rain check on
lay on the table
put on the back burner
set aside
carry over
put on back burner
give rain check
hold
stand over
keep in abeyance
put aside
hold back
give a rain check
slow up
put off the evil hour
do later
put off the evil day
park
reserve
withhold
retain
temporiseUK
temporizeUS
suppress
forestay
interrupt
hang
cool
contain
take offline
take a raincheck
put on the shelf
cool it
dismiss
sideline
put in abeyance
set back
slow down
freeze
lay aside
put to one side
hang up
tie up
recess
prorogate
check
pause
rearrange
reorganizeUS
reorganiseUK
keep back
hamper
file
leave
restrain
curb
restrict
inhibit
trammel
arrest
hamstring
fetter
break off
bar
encumber
clog
cumber
retardate
brake
crimp
choke
choke off
put a brake on
change the date
interfere with
take down
bring to screeching halt
close off
stave off
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
throw a spanner in the works
shut off
let up
rebook
shut down
back off
bog down
reprieve
put something off
neglect
renounce
avoid
put on one side
leave to another time
foil
stymie
thwart
derail
take a breather from
put on a back burner
cramp
halt
hobble
repress
prevent
cripple
stop
deter
shackle
confine
frustrate
handcuff
call it a day
take a recess
suspend proceedings
take five
take a rain check
take a break
take a breather
hog-tie
stand in the way of
make late
get in the way of
disband
inactivate
can
shut up
put out of commission
pack away
decommission
put into storage
re-reserve
book again
call a halt to
rule out
push back
pink-slip
count out
surcease
refrain
desist
rest
handicap
decelerate
balkUS
slacken
baffle
lessen
mire
bog
baulkUK
more ❯
Verb
▲
To extend or make longer in duration
lengthen
extend
prolong
protract
stretch
outstretch
elongate
expand
prolongate
pad
increase
amplify
augment
proceed
stretch out
drag out
string out
draw out
spin out
grow longer
get longer
carry on
extend the duration of
keep going
wire-draw
sustain
perpetuate
make longer
keep something going
keep alive
go on with
persist
delay
stall
keep up
hold up
drag your feet
drag on
make something go on and on
fill
hold
endure
make last
run on
increase the length of
pad out
eke out
fill out
put rubber in
last
let it ride
run
reach
go
overlap
go on
hold off
distend
widen
broaden
draw
pull
grow
pull out
enlarge
strain
inflate
swell
spread out
let out
pull out of shape
tauten
tighten
wrench
sling
string
spread
outspread
open
unfurl
unfold
flatten
fan
untwist
splay
sprawl
uncoil
unwind
unroll
fan out
roll out
flare out
more ❯
Verb
▲
Follow through, persevere
prosecute
conduct
direct
pursue
manage
discharge
persist
practiseUK
wage
carry on
engage in
fight
persevere
work at
continue with
practiceUS
proceed with
follow up
go ahead with
keep on with
carry through
follow through
see through
undertake
perform
ply
maintain
follow
tackle
participate in
proceed
specialiseUK
adhere
cultivate
specializeUS
stick at
proceed in
go on with
adhere to
take further
stick with
take part in
be occupied in
carry on with
be engaged in
persist in
persevere in
take up
devote oneself to
apply oneself to
keep on
carry out
hold to
apply oneself
go in for
exercise
do
busy oneself with
occupy oneself with
execute
fulfillUS
instigate
fulfilUK
make
have a career in
have as a profession
specialize in
work as
earn a living as
earn a living at
have as an occupation
ply your trade
do for a living
be employed at
be employed as
pursue a career in
hang out one’s shingle
more ❯
Verb
▲
To say as a further remark
add
declare
mention
state
cite
communicate
disclose
divulge
indicate
note
reveal
say
specify
infer
quote
remark
report
tell
detail
suggest
allude to
persist
reply
continue to speak
go on
keep going
say further
state further
carry on
go on to say
Verb
▲
To remain valid or unaltered
stand
apply
prevail
hold
persist
remain
stay
exist
bear
reign
rule
be
be in force
be valid
hold good
hold sway
remain valid
remain effective
remain operative
be in use
be the case
remain in force
remain in operation
remain motionless
remain standing
be employed
Verb
▲
To move somewhere in a slow and steady way
draw
move
come
go
advance
drive
proceed
travel
progress
roll
drift
forge
get
glide
pass
crawl
creep
cruise
inch
nose
press
slip
sneak
steal
bear
beat
blow
lurch
shift
slink
sweep
back
budge
hammer
locomote
pound
sidle
stir
walk
make it
make a move
be carried
change position
make one’s way
Verb
▲
To begin or continue, especially after an interruption
get on with
begin
commence
get along with
get on
keep on
proceed
start
undertake
initiate
kickoff
kick off
embark on
launch into
set upon
get down to
enter into
make a start on
get stuck into
get going with
set about
enter on
embark
tackle
inaugurate
instigate
institute
effectuate
trigger
prompt
elicit
create
precipitate
induce
start up
produce
kick-start
invoke
start off
tear into
start to
start on
take up
jump into
proceed with
get to
go ahead with
get going on
more ❯
Verb
▲
Keep the ball rolling
keep the ball rolling
carry on
go on
keep things going
keep things moving
keep up the momentum
maintain momentum
Verb
▲
To make a continuation bet
continuation bet
Verb
▲
Maintain or support oneself, especially at a minimal level
subsist
exist
live
survive
endure
manage
cope
stay alive
be
breathe
depend
fare
last
feed
get along
get by
support oneself
get through
hang on
living
move
sustain
make ends meet
make out
make the grade
rely for nourishment
sustain yourself
barely exist
hang in
hang tough
keep going
make both ends meet
make it
remain alive
ride out
scrape by
eke out an existence
just make it
keep body and soul together
stick it out
stick with it
eke out a living
keep the wolf from the door
keep your head above water
persist
live on
carry on
go on
make do
fend
muddle along
muddle through
support
support yourself
shift for
fend for
make provision for
provide for
scarcely have enough to live on
scrape along
take care of
look after
scrape a living
scrape through
barely have enough to live on
get on
scrimp
pay your bills
dwell
consist
struggle along
continue living
profit
scrimp and save
make a living
sustain oneself
earn money
maintain oneself
feed yourself
do
keep alive
earn a living
acquire a livelihood
earn one’s living
make shift
do well enough
hack
handle
deal
contend
grapple
defend
weather
face
suffer
struggle
wrestle
eke out existence
dispatch
confront
tangle
tussle
battle
bear up
get a handle on
paddle your own canoe
struggle through
come through
keep one’s end up
weather the storm
make it out alive
rub along
shift for oneself
deal with
stand on one’s own two feet
look after oneself
more ❯
Verb
▲
To extend or spread over an area or period of time
stretch
extend
spread
span
cover
range
unfold
unroll
expand
open
reach
branch
broaden
enlarge
fill
grow
widen
be unbroken
branch out
burst forth
spread out
open out
sprawl
lengthen
distend
be exhibited
be displayed
dilate
fatten
ream
be on show
protract
prolong
make wider
open up
become wider
get wider
grow larger
open wide
Verb
▲
To take root, become established
set in
begin
commence
start
actualize
appear
arise
arrive
break
come
dawn
engender
form
materialiseUK
materializeUS
originate
spring
become established
develop
become entrenched
settle in
take root
come to stay
get under way
be here to stay
emerge
come into existence
come into being
occur
happen
rise
emanate
unfold
transpire
issue
erupt
spring up
be born
crystallizeUS
result
spawn
stem
grow
catalyzeUS
derive
crop up
come to pass
catalyseUK
crystalliseUK
surface
take shape
initiate
eventuate
ensue
kick in
proceed
loom
come forth
burst out
incite
spark
flow
follow
occasion
trigger off
set off
befall
evolve
be created
come from
come about
break out
manifest
trigger
institute
actuate
establish
precipitate
set
kickoff
enkindle
invoke
foster
kick-start
start up
come up
activate
sprout
become apparent
come out
effect
bring about
produce
come out of
birth
come to light
turn up
effectuate
take place
launch
be set in motion
be realized
be brought to pass
be brought about
make an appearance
first see the light of day
kick off
be established
be brought into existence
show itself
stem from
bob up
take form
be forged
pop up
come off
present itself
enter into the picture
chance
be brought into being
open
be rooted in
have roots in
be developed
arrive on the scene
come to the fore
fall
enter the picture
come on the scene
have its origin
hail from
have its origins
descend
be descended
be derived
hatch
betide
occur suddenly
come forth suddenly
forthcome
take hold
bed in
metamorphose
germinate
be a direct result
go
upspring
shoot up
pick up
propagate
uprise
foment
acquire
solidify
cultivate
settle
crystalize
jell
accumulate
show up
cause
come into view
fall into place
become visible
take on character
shape up
mature
condense
harden
reveal itself
become a reality
instigate
provoke
begin suddenly
embark on
start suddenly
flame
flare up
blaze up
blow up
explode
burst forth
burst into
generate
prompt
result in
induce
give rise to
stir up
set in motion
elicit
create
bring to pass
drive
affect
inspire
whip up
evoke
work up
bring on
be the cause of
spark off
put in motion
spur
beget
stimulate
be at the bottom of
realizeUS
incarnate
reify
represent
symbolizeUS
accomplish
objectify
portray
make concrete
put into effect
bring into being
symboliseUK
realiseUK
make real
engineer
bring to life
make happen
give life
accrue
be caused by
arise from
be produced by
be brought about by
manifest itself
be the result of
more ❯
Verb
▲
(intransitive) To become larger in size or degree
increase
rise
grow
improve
lift
soar
build
climb
surge
expand
magnify
rocket
bourgeon
burgeon
escalate
accelerate
accumulate
appreciate
arise
ascend
double
get higher
go up
go uphill
move up
push up
rise up
wake up
flourish
peak
uprise
accrue
balloon
become greater
bulk
crescendo
crest
get bigger
get larger
mount up
mushroom
pile up
puff up
roll up
skyrocket
spiral
stretch
scale up
average up
bulk up
fill out
prolongate
become larger
become more numerous
grow in number
increase in amount
increase in level
progress
advance
shift up
shoot up
shoot
fly
sail
scale
float
get up
mount
glide
make its way up
make one’s way up
aspire
come up
blast off
up
tower
bob up
sweep upward
levitate
sprout
climb up
move upward
take off
reach up
move upwards
lift off
upthrust
go sky-high
thrust
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To move or proceed with a given movement or momentum
stream
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glide
sail
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roll
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coast
run
cruise
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skim
whisk
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circulate
well
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skim through
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travel at a constant speed
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go
be carried away
go with the current
be carried along
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go with the flow
move slowly
go with the tide
wash
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mosey
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To continue or be valid or operative for a particular period of time
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operate
go
be operative
be current
be effective
be in effect
be in operation
be valid
have effect
have force
be in force
be legally binding
apply
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hold good
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obtain
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rule
bear
be
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be in use
be employed
remain motionless
remain effective
hold sway
remain standing
remain in operation
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To be presented for the duration of
run
last
extend
persist
be on
be presented
be staged
take place
be performed
be screened
be mounted
be produced
be put on
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To develop gradually
evolve
develop
unfold
progress
advance
expand
grow
mature
enlarge
change
elaborate
improve
move
push
unroll
alter
drive
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revolutioniseUK
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transform
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work up
come of age
cover ground
march on
open out
work one’s way
work out
go forward
make strides
adapt yourself
take the next step
go on
move on
get going
become better
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gain ground
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embellish
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bloom
amplify
succeed
come along
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fill out
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go great guns
update
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detail
expound
boom
scale up
build
add to
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explicate
get ahead
go places
move forward in leaps and bounds
stretch
get on well
do well
flesh out
give substance to
come to fruition
make inroads
arise
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take steps forward
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shape up
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burst forth
prime
peak
roll up
be getting there
grow up
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turn over new leaf
hone
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meliorate
perfect
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optimiseUK
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rocket
be vigorous
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skyrocket
pick up
overstate
colorUS
bear fruit
score
be in good shape
spin
fudge
inflate
be in its heyday
get somewhere
be in good health
level up
spread your wings
go up in the world
fly high
be in your prime
be in the pink
get places
hit it big
fare well
be on top of the heap
run riot
colourUK
broaden
elaborate on
reinforce
supplement
expand on
enlarge on
garnish
amplify upon
expand upon
wire-draw
more ❯
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Linger
dwell on
consider
elaborate
emphasiseUK
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expatiate
linger
dwell upon
harp on
involve oneself
tarry over
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On this page you’ll find 233 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to continue, such as: advance, carry on, carry over, endure, extend, and go on.
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Felipe was so full of impatience to continue his search, that he hardly listened to the Father’s words.
RAMONAHELEN HUNT JACKSON
SYNONYM OF THE DAY
OCTOBER 26, 1985
WORDS RELATED TO CONTINUE
- continue
- endure
- keep on
- last
- persevere
- persist
- remain
- survive
- affix
- annex
- ante
- append
- augment
- beef up
- boost
- build up
- charge up
- continue
- cue in
- figure in
- flesh out
- heat up
- hike
- hike up
- hitch on
- hook on
- hook up with
- include
- jack up
- jazz up
- join together
- pad
- parlay
- piggyback
- plug into
- pour it on
- reply
- run up
- say further
- slap on
- snowball
- soup up
- speed up
- spike
- step up
- supplement
- sweeten
- tack on
- tag
- calculates
- casts
- computes
- counts
- counts up
- does addition
- enumerates
- figures
- reckons
- reckons up
- summates
- sums
- tallies
- totals
- totes
- tots
- tots up
- abide
- act
- be alive
- breathe
- continue
- do
- endure
- go on
- have being
- have place
- hold
- inhabit
- last
- live
- move
- obtain
- persist
- prevail
- remain
- rest
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- subsist
- survive
- abide
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- continue
- do
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- abided
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To abide is to remain continuously without limit of time unless expressed by the context: «to-day I must abide at thy house,» Luke xix, 5; «a settled place for thee to abide in forever,» 1 Kings viii, 13; «Abide with me! fast falls the eventide,» Lyte Hymn. Lodge, sojourn, stay, tarry, and wait always imply a limited time; lodge, to pass the night; sojourn, to remain temporarily; live, dwell, reside, to have a permanent home. Stop, in the sense of stay or sojourn, is colloquial, and not in approved use. Compare ENDURE; REST.
Synonyms:
abide, anticipate, await, bear, bide, confront, dwell, endure, expect, inhabit, live, lodge, remain, reside, rest, sojourn, stay, stop, tarry, tolerate, wait, watchAntonyms:
abandon, avoid, depart, forfeit, forfend, journey, migrate, move, proceed, reject, resist, shunPreposition:
Abide in a place, for a time, with a person, by a statement.
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continue
Synonyms:
last, persist, endure, remain, abide, stay, persevere, proceedAntonyms:
cease, fail, stop, pause, break, discontinue
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continue, go on, proceed, go along, keepverb
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
«Keep on working!»; «We continued to work into the night»; «Keep smiling»; «We went on working until well past midnight»
Synonyms:
save, retain, slide by, play along, hold back, pass on, stay on, pass off, remain, progress, persist in, go forward, stay fresh, advance, lapse, move, extend, slip by, fall out, come on, come about, come up, uphold, hold open, elapse, keep, proceed, go along, go, happen, go on, maintain, hold, occur, pass, move on, celebrate, preserve, hold on, glide by, bear on, restrain, stay, prevent, keep open, slip away, keep on, cover, sustain, take place, go by, hap, keep back, carry on, march on, observeAntonyms:
discontinue, stop, lay off, cease, quit, give up -
continue, go on, carry on, proceedverb
continue talking
«I know it’s hard,» he continued, «but there is no choice»; «carry on—pretend we are not in the room»
Synonyms:
retain, pass on, act up, stay on, pass off, remain, progress, persist in, go forward, advance, move, extend, fall out, come on, come about, come up, deal, uphold, keep, proceed, go along, go, happen, go on, occur, pass, move on, preserve, bear on, stay, conduct, keep on, cover, take place, hap, carry on, march onAntonyms:
cease, quit, discontinue, lay off, stop, give up -
continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserveverb
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
«preserve the peace in the family»; «continue the family tradition»; «Carry on the old traditions»
Synonyms:
touch, stay on, retain, conserve, act up, pertain, come to, remain, concern, impact, persist in, go forward, refer, extend, deal, uphold, keep, proceed, keep up, go along, affect, go on, save, relate, touch on, preserve, push, bear on, stay, conduct, bear upon, keep on, cover, have-to doe with, maintain, carry onAntonyms:
discontinue, cease, give up, stop, quit, lay off -
proceed, go forward, continueverb
move ahead; travel onward in time or space
«We proceeded towards Washington»; «She continued in the direction of the hills»; «We are moving ahead in time now»
Synonyms:
go, keep on, stay on, go on, stay, carry on, keep, cover, move, persist in, go forward, go along, retain, uphold, extend, remain, proceed, bear on, preserveAntonyms:
cease, quit, stop, give up, discontinue, lay off -
retain, continue, keep, keep onverb
allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
«We cannot continue several servants any longer»; «She retains a lawyer»; «The family’s fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff»; «Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on»; «We kept the work going as long as we could»; «She retained her composure»; «this garment retains its shape even after many washings»
Synonyms:
go along, keep on, celebrate, remain, stay on, go on, stay, carry on, keep, cover, hold back, save, hold, hold on, persist in, go forward, prevent, retain, keep open, uphold, extend, keep back, proceed, maintain, hold open, restrain, observe, bear on, preserve, sustain, stay freshAntonyms:
quit, lay off, stop, discontinue, cease, give up -
continue, persist inverb
do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop
«We continued our research into the cause of the illness»; «The landlord persists in asking us to move»
Synonyms:
go along, keep on, remain, stay on, go on, stay, carry on, keep, persist in, go forward, retain, uphold, extend, cover, proceed, bear on, preserveAntonyms:
quit, cease, stop, lay off, discontinue, give up -
continueverb
continue after an interruption
«The demonstration continued after a break for lunch»
Synonyms:
go along, keep on, remain, stay on, go on, stay, carry on, keep, persist in, go forward, retain, uphold, extend, cover, proceed, bear on, preserveAntonyms:
stop, quit, discontinue, cease, lay off, give up -
stay, stay on, continue, remainverb
continue in a place, position, or situation
«After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser»; «Stay with me, please»; «despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year»; «She continued as deputy mayor for another year»
Synonyms:
go along, keep on, quell, delay, bide, stick, go on, stay, carry on, keep, cover, last out, ride out, persist, persist in, go forward, rest, appease, bear on, extend, remain, proceed, retain, stick around, abide, stay on, stay put, uphold, preserve, outride, detainAntonyms:
discontinue, quit, cease, stop, give up, lay off -
cover, continue, extendverb
span an interval of distance, space or time
«The war extended over five years»; «The period covered the turn of the century»; «My land extends over the hills on the horizon»; «This farm covers some 200 acres»; «The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles»
Synonyms:
brood, get over, stay on, embrace, retain, unfold, stretch out, plow, wrap up, enshroud, compensate, breed, widen, cover, encompass, run, overlay, protract, remain, poke out, draw out, persist in, treat, hatch, incubate, go along, report, track, extend, lead, cut across, hold out, keep, cut through, deal, offer, uphold, shroud, proceed, go forward, carry, underwrite, overcompensate, go, address, go on, spread over, hide, gallop, stretch, stretch forth, pass, traverse, pass over, reach out, bear on, comprehend, exsert, stay, handle, expand, keep on, preserve, cross, prolong, strain, get across, carry on, put out, cover up, insure, broadenAntonyms:
stop, lay off, discontinue, cease, quit, give up -
continueverb
exist over a prolonged period of time
«The bad weather continued for two more weeks»
Synonyms:
go along, keep on, remain, stay on, go on, stay, carry on, keep, persist in, go forward, retain, uphold, extend, cover, proceed, bear on, preserveAntonyms:
stop, give up, cease, lay off, discontinue, quit
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kept on
stupidly, i kept on running and i twisted my ankle.
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persueverb
i will not persue the applicant, any further.
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continueverb
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continueverb
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abide, stay, tarry -
continueverb
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continueverb
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extend (in time or in space), prolong
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List of paraphrases for «continue»:
pursue, continuing, continues, continued, remain, keep, prosecute, continuation, proceed, maintain, further, continuous, persevere, follow, carry, persist, pursuing, always, sustain, sue, go, ongoing, stay, resume, poursuivre
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John Ryding:
With August and September being notorious for initially under-reporting job gains, today’s data add to the case that employment growth will pick up in October and the unemployment rate will continue to grind lower.
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Hassan Rouhani:
America’s decision that Iran’s oil exports must reach zero is a wrong and mistaken decision, and we won’t let this decision be executed and operational in future months, the Americans themselves will see that we will continue our oil exports.
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Mitchell Burnside Clapp:
Small satellites in the ALASA payload class represent the fastest-growing segment of the space launch market, dARPA expects this growth trend to continue as small satellites become increasingly more capable.
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Kay Ivey:
Big Tech has just gotten out of hand. This is a free country and no level of government ought to be telling our people what they must and must not do about their health, i’ve encouraged, and will continue to encourage, people taking the vaccine.
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Barbara Underwood:
Our office has zero tolerance for fraudulent or manipulative conduct that undermines our financial markets, financial institutions have a basic responsibility to play by the rules — and we will continue to hold those accountable who don’t.
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- دام, تابع, استمرArabic
- продължавам, простирам се, запазвам се, оставам, траяBulgarian
- continuarCatalan, Valencian
- pokračovatCzech
- fortsetzen, weiter, fortfahren, weiterhin, weitermachenGerman
- συνεχίζωGreek
- daŭrigi, kontinui, pluigiEsperanto
- continuar, seguirSpanish
- jätkuma, jätkamaEstonian
- ادامه دادنPersian
- jatkua, jatkaaFinnish
- continuerFrench
- leanúint ar aghaidhIrish
- lean air, mairScottish Gaelic
- המשיך, נמשךHebrew
- बने रहना, जारी रखें, करते रहनाHindi
- durarIdo
- continuareItalian
- 続ける, 続くJapanese
- ಮುಂದುವರಿಸಿKannada
- 계속Korean
- persequor, continuo, pergoLatin
- turpinātLatvian
- fortsetteNorwegian
- verdergaan, herbeginnen, doorgaan, voortzettenDutch
- FortsetteNorwegian
- kontynuowaćPolish
- continuar, seguirPortuguese
- продо́лжить, продо́лжиться, продолжа́ть, продолжа́тьсяRussian
- fortsättaSwedish
- endeleaSwahili
- தொடரவும்Tamil
- ทำต่อไปThai
- sürmek, devam etmek, sürdürmekTurkish
- продовжити, продовжуватиUkrainian
- tiếp tụcVietnamese
- 繼續Chinese
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How does the verb continue differ from other similar words?
Some common synonyms of continue are abide, endure, last, and persist. While all these words 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
When might abide be a better fit than continue?
While the synonyms abide and continue are close in meaning, abide implies stable and constant existing especially as opposed to mutability.
a love that abides through 40 years of marriage
When could endure be used to replace continue?
Although the words endure and continue have much in common, endure adds an implication of resisting destructive forces or agencies.
in spite of everything, her faith endured
When is it sensible to use last instead of continue?
The words last and continue can be used in similar contexts, but last, especially when unqualified, may stress existing beyond what is normal or expected.
In what contexts can persist take the place of continue?
The synonyms persist and continue are sometimes interchangeable, but persist suggests outlasting the normal or appointed time and often connotes obstinacy or doggedness.
the sense of guilt persisted