Word Definitions & Examples
verb
Sense 1
"The bad weather continued for two more weeks"
Type of:
be
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb
Sense 2
"I know it''s hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"
"carry on--pretend we are not in the room"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Something is ----ing PP
Frame 33
verb
Sense 3
"preserve the peace in the family"
"continue the family tradition"
"Carry on the old traditions"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 4
"Keep on working!"
"We continued to work into the night"
"Keep smiling"
"We went on working until well past midnight"
Opposites:
discontinue
Usage Patterns:
Frame 33
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb
Sense 5
"The demonstration continued after a break for lunch"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb
Sense 6
"We continued our research into the cause of the illness"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 7
"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"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb
Sense 8
"We proceeded towards Washington"
"She continued in the direction of the hills"
"We are moving ahead in time now"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb
Sense 9
"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"
Type of:
be
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
77%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
116
Times Searched
2
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