What does “continue” mean?
- 1
verbto keep doing something or keep happening without stopping
The rain continued all afternoon.
- 2
verbto start again after a pause
We’ll continue the meeting after lunch.
Continue at a glance
- Part of speech
- verb
- CEFR level
- A2 (elementary)
- Pronunciation
- /kənˈtɪnju/ · kun-TIN-yoo
How to use “continue” correctly
Both “continue to work” and “continue working” are correct.
Common phrases with “continue”
- continue to do sth
- continue doing sth
- continue with
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- carry on
- go on
Word family
- continuous
- continual
- continuation
“continue” is on these word lists
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