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continue
Averb
continue
 exist over a prolonged period of time; "The bad weather continued for two more weeks"
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continue, go on, carry on, proceed
 continue with one's activities; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"
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proceed, go forward, continue
 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"
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retain, continue, keep, keep on, keep going
 allow to remain in a place or position; "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 w
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continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve
 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"
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continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep
 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"
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stay, stay on, continue, remain
 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"
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continue
 continue after an interruption; "The demonstration continued after a break for lunch"
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act; move
continue
continue, persist in
 carry forward; "We continued our research into the cause of the illness"
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act; move
continue, persist in

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