continue - Meaning in Marathi

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Continue - Meaning in Marathi

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Definitions and Meaning of continue in English

continue verb

1. exist over a prolonged period of time

   Example

   • "The bad weather continued for two more weeks"
2. continue talking

   Synonyms

   carry on, go on, proceed

   Examples

   • "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"
   • "`I know it's hard', he continued, `but there is no choice'"
3. move ahead; travel onward in time or space

   Synonyms

   go forward, proceed

   Examples

   • "She continued in the direction of the hills"
   • "We are moving ahead in time now"
   • "We proceeded towards Washington"
4. allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature

   Synonyms

   keep on, keep, retain

   Examples

   • "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"
   • "She retained her composure"
   • "She retains a lawyer"
   • "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"
   • "this garment retains its shape even after many washings"
   • "We cannot continue several servants any longer"
   • "We kept the work going as long as we could"
5. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last

   Synonyms

   bear on, carry on, preserve, uphold

   Examples

   • "Carry on the old traditions"
   • "continue the family tradition"
   • "preserve the peace in the family"
6. continue a certain state, condition, or activity

   Synonyms

   go along, go on, keep, proceed

   Examples

   • "Keep on working!"
   • "Keep smiling"
   • "We continued to work into the night"
   • "We went on working until well past midnight"
7. span an interval of distance, space or time

   Synonyms

   cover, extend

   Examples

   • "My land extends over the hills on the horizon"
   • "The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles"
   • "The period covered the turn of the century"
   • "The war extended over five years"
   • "This farm covers some 200 acres"
8. continue in a place, position, or situation

   Synonyms

   remain, stay on, stay

   Examples

   • "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"
   • "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"
   • "She continued as deputy mayor for another year"
   • "Stay with me, please"
9. continue after an interruption

   Example

   • "The demonstration continued after a break for lunch"
10. do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop

    Synonyms

    persist in

    Examples

    • "The landlord persists in asking us to move"
    • "We continued our research into the cause of the illness"

Synonyms of Continue

• carry on, go on, proceed
• go forward, proceed
• keep, keep on, retain
• bear on, carry on, preserve, uphold
• go along, go on, keep, proceed
• cover, extend
• remain, stay, stay on
• persist in

Antonyms of Continue

cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, stop

More matches for Continue

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