Continue

(kon-tin'yū), v. i. [imp. & p. p. CONTINUED; p. pr. & vb. n. CONTINUING.] [Fr. continuer, Fr. & Sp. continuar, It. continuare, from Lat. continuare, to connect, continue, from continuus. See CONTINUOUS.]

1Sense 1. To remain in a given place or condition; to abide; to stay.

Here to continue, and build up here A growing empire. Milton.

They continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat. Matt. xv. 32.

2Sense 2. To be permanent or durable; to endure; to last.

But now thy kingdom shall not continue. 1 Sam. xiii. 14.

3Sense 3. To be steadfast or constant in any course; to persevere.

If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed. John viii. 32.

Synonyms—To persevere; persist. See PERSEVERE.

v. t. 1. To hold in a given place or position; to maintain connection with. [Obs.] 2. To carry onward or extend from one time, place, or condition, to another; to prolong; to protract; to persist in. O, continue thy loving kindness unto them that know thee. Ps. xxxvi. 10. You know how to make yourself happy, by only continuing such a life as you have been long accustomed to lead. Pope.