Sekirov Dictionary

continue

/kənˈtɪn.juː/

verb 7
noun 1
forms 6

verb7

•
to go on with an activity instead of stopping it
- Shall I continue speaking, or will you just interrupt me again?
- Do you want me to continue to unload these?
•
To make last; to prolong.
- Can you account him wise or discreet that would willingly have his health, and yet will do nothing that should procure or continue it? — 2001
•
To resume.
- When will the concert continue?
•
To retain (someone or something) in a given state, position, etc.
- […] dip the mouth of it within the second glass and remove your finger; continue it in that posture for a time, and it will unmingle the wine from the water […] — 1627
•
To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.
- Here to continue, and build up here / A growing empire. — 1667
•
To adjourn, prorogue, put off.
- This meeting has been continued to the thirteenth of July.
(slang) To make a continuation bet.

noun1

•
An option allowing the player to resume play after game over, when all lives have been lost, while retaining their progress.
- So if you died battling the green monster inside the cave—and you had run out of lives—maybe a continue would be available. — 2008

forms

continued · continuedst · continuing · continues · continueth · continuest

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