continuev.

Brit.

/kənˈtɪnjuː/, U.S.

/kənˈtɪnju/

Forms: Middle English–1500s contynue, ( contynu), contynew(e, continew, Middle English contynwe, contenue, contenewe, contenwe, conteynue, 1600s continu, Middle English– continue. See also contain v. 17 and contune v.

Etymology: < French continue-r (13th cent. in Littré), < Latin continuāre ‘to make continuous’, more rarely ‘to be continuous’, < continuus continuous adj. There seems to have been frequent confusion in Middle English between this word and contain in its early form contene , due perhaps to French contenu and Latin continui , parts of contenir , continēre to contain v., or to the English contenu n. = French contenu content. Hence sense 17 ‘to contain,’ and contain v. 17 in sense ‘continue’; see also contune v.

I. transitive.

1. To carry on, keep up, maintain, go on with, persist in (an action, usage, etc.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > continuing > continue doing or keep going in a course of action [verb (intransitive)]

to hold a wayOE

to hold forthc1200

to hold ona1225

reignc1300

lasta1325

continuea1340

to continue doing or to doc1384

pursuea1425

perseverec1425

to hold one's wayc1480

prosecute1528

to go on1533

to run on1533

keep1548

to follow on1560

insist1586

to keep on1589

to carry on1832

to carry on1857

string1869

the world > action or operation > continuing > continue (an action) [verb (transitive)]

i-haldOE

to hold fortha1325

sustainc1325

containc1330

continuea1340

maintainc1385

carrya1393

keepc1425

to keep upa1535

to stick by ——1551

to hold on1568

to hold out1595

to carry on1609

subsist1633

to keep at ——1825

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > continuity or uninterruptedness > continue [verb (transitive)]

continuea1340

string1869

a1340 R. Rolle Psalter 525 Þe desire to receyf more & to contynu it.

c1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. (MS. A.) 91 Þis medicyn þou schalt contynuen til it be hool.

1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) xix. 235 [Thai] continuit [1489 Adv. contynowyt] thair mavite Quhen euir thai met thame on the se.

1490 W. Caxton tr. Foure Sonnes of Aymon (1885) xix. 416 Better to have peas than for to contynewe the werre.

a1533 Ld. Berners tr. Arthur of Brytayn (?1560) Prol. p. i^v Audacyte to contynue forth my fyrste purpose.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) i. i. 27 I am..Glad that you thus continue your resolue.

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica vi. x Negroes transplanted into cold..habitations continue their hue.

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones I. i. i. 4 The whole, to continue the same Metaphor, consists in the Cookery of the Author.

1874 G. Bancroft Footpr. of Time viii. 201 To continue the struggle.

1879 H. I. Jenkinson Guide Eng. Lake Distr. 194 Continuing the ascent, and bearing a little to the left.

2. To cause to last or endure; to prolong, keep up (something external to the agent).

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > have duration [verb (transitive)] > cause to endure, sustain, or prolong

lengOE

drawOE

teec1200

forlengtha1300

lengtha1300

drivec1300

tarryc1320

proloynec1350

continuec1380

to draw alonga1382

longa1382

dretch1393

conservea1398

to draw (out) in, into, at, or on lengtha1400

prorogue1419

prolongc1425

aroomc1440

prorogate?a1475

protend?a1475

dilate1489

forlong1496

relong1523

to draw out1542

sustentate1542

linger1543

defer1546

pertract1548

propagate1548

protract1548

linger1550

lengthen1555

train1556

detract?a1562

to make forth (long, longer)1565

stretch1568

extend1574

extenuate1583

dree1584

wire-draw1598

to spin out1603

trail1604

disabridge1605

produce1605

continuate1611

out-length1617

spin1629

to eke out1641

producta1670

prolongate1671

drawl1694

drag1697

perennate1698

string1867

perennialize1898

c1380 Eng. Wycliffite Serm. in Sel. Wks. I. 113 Crist to contynue devocioun of þis womman, answeride not first a word to hir.

1599 F. Thynne Animaduersions (1875) 67 Howe this ordale was contynued in Englande in the tyme of kinge Iohane.

1611 Bible (King James) Psalms lxxii. 17 His name shalbe continued as long as the sunne.

1658 Sir T. Browne Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall v. 78 A good way to continue their memories.

1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1753 I. 135 [Johnson:] Almighty God, who hast continued my life to this day.

1862 J. Ruskin Munera Pulveris (1880) 5 If the qualities are continued by descent through a generation or two.

a. With complement: To keep on, maintain, retain (in a place, condition, etc.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > maintaining state or condition > maintain [verb (transitive)]

i-haldOE

sustainc1300

keepc1315

maintainc1390

conservea1425

continuec1460

entertain1490

persevere1502

uphold?1523

containa1538

petrifya1631

conservate1647

to keep on1669

to keep up1670

preserve1677

support1696

fix1712

ossify1800

fossilize1848

c1460 J. Fortescue Governance of Eng. (1714) xix. 145 God contenewe his grace and persone in long lyffe w^t increse.

1588 Let. in Harl. Misc. (Malh.) I. 143 We were continued all this year in assured hope of a full victory.

1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. Oo4^v If a childe were continued in a Grotte or Caue, vnder the Earth, vntill maturitie of age.

1657 in J. Barmby Churchwardens' Accts. Pittington (1888) 311 That John Philpott be continued clerk of this parish.

1670 I. Walton Life R. Hooker 11 in Lives To continue him at School.

1675 H. Neville tr. N. Machiavelli Narr. Murther V. Vitelli in tr. N. Machiavelli Wks. 255 Pagolo and the Duke de Gravina were continued alive.

1740 S. Richardson Pamela I. iv. 8 No Lady..would care to continue me with her.

1771 O. Goldsmith Hist. Eng. IV. 160 He was still continued the reluctant general of the army.

1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §153 It..seemed unprofitable to continue the companies longer in a state of hardship.

1850 W. Irving Mahomet (1853) xxx. 151 He was continued in his office.

†b. elliptical. Obsolete cf. quot. 1670 at sense 3a above.

ΚΠ

a1616 W. Shakespeare Measure for Measure (1623) iv. iii. 81 But Barnardine must die this afternoone, And how shall we continue Claudio?

†4. To make continuous with, connect or attach to. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > extend [verb (transitive)] > make continuous in extent with

continuea1387

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > fact or action of being connected or connecting > connect [verb (transitive)] > make continuous (with)

continuea1387

continuate1578

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1865) I. 73 Paradys is so hiȝe and in oon place contynued to þe erþe.

c1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. (MS. A.) 147 Þe braunchis of þe senewis of þe heed in sum place ben conteynued & ioyned with þese senewis.

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica v. v. 239 The use of the Navell is to continue the infant unto the Mother.

5. To carry on, take up, resume (a narrative, etc.) from a point of suspension or interruption.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > begin or enter upon (an action) [verb (transitive)] > again > of a discourse, narrative, etc.

continuec1425

resume1600

reassume1608

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > beginning > begin with [verb (transitive)] > resume

continuec1425

renew1590

resume1600

reopen1805

c1425 Wyntoun Cron. i. i. 17 Ðe thryde [Buke] sall contynwyde be Quhille made of Rome wes þe cite.

1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 Epil. 26 Our humble Author will continue the storie, with sir Iohn in it.

1641 J. Jackson True Evangelical Temper i. 49 Antonius Ciccarella, who continueth on the history of Platina.

1805 W. Scott Lay of Last Minstrel iv. Concl. 124 And thus his tale continued ran.

1823 C. Lamb Imperfect Sympathies in Elia 140 Hume's History compared with his [sc. Smollett's] Continuation of it. What if the Historian had continued Humphrey Clinker?

6. To carry on in space; to prolong, produce.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > [verb (transitive)] > lengthen

elongc1420

protend?a1475

lengthen1555

extend1569

produce1570

prolong1574

elongate1578

carry1587

run1630

continue1667

to run outa1670

prolongate1671

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 1029 A Bridge of wondrous length From Hell continu'd reaching th' utmost Orbe Of this frail World.

1700 Moxon's Mech. Exercises: Bricklayers-wks. 34 Then continue (viz. draw longer) both the lines AB, CD.

1784 Gentleman's Mag. 54 ii. 643 The arch is now continuing under the intended road..for which purpose a hill contiguous is cutting down.

1831 D. Brewster Treat. Optics ii. 18 If we continue backwards the rays DE, FE, they will meet at m.

7. To carry on in a line of succession or development; to furnish a sequel or successor to.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > continuity or uninterruptedness > continue [verb (transitive)] > carry on in a line of succession

continue1865

1865 M. Arnold Ess. Crit. ii. 53 The man of genius was continued by the English analysts of the eighteenth century..the man of intelligence was continued by successors like Bernouilli, Euler, Lagrange, and Laplace.

a. Law. To adjourn, prorogue, put off. (esp. Scottish).

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > [verb (transitive)] > adjourn

continue1469

journey1478

replait1561

1469 Sc. Acts Jas. III §38 The court of Parliament..or sic like courtis, that has continuacione, nedis nocht to be continuit fra day to day.

c1565 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1728) 188 The Governor..wrote to the Cardinal to continue the accusation of Mr. George, till he spake with him.

a1639 J. Spottiswood Hist. Church Scotl. 258 (Jam.) But the Regent's death, and the troubles which thereupon issued, made all to be continued for that time.

1798 A. J. Dallas Rep. Cases U.S. & Pennsylvania 2 44 The cause was continued on a rule for trial at the next term.

1861 G. Ross W. Bell's Dict. Law Scotl. (rev. ed.) at Diet After the day of appearance has once arrived, the diet may be continued by an act of the Court..The continuation must be to another day certain, for the diet cannot be continued indefinitely, or sine die.

1890 Boston (Mass.) Jrnl. 23 May 1/6 He appeared before Judge Sanger of the District court in Cambridge this morning, and has his case continued until June 4.

b. Stock Market. (See quot. 1886.)

ΚΠ

1886 Law Times 80 206/1 ‘To continue’ is a technical term, which means to sell and to rebuy the same amount of stock at a future date at the same price, a further sum being paid for the accommodation.

II. intransitive.

9. To remain in existence or in its present condition; to last, endure, persist in being.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > have duration [verb (intransitive)] > endure, remain, persist, or continue

bidec893

lastOE

through-wonOE

ylasta1000

standOE

runOE

lastlOE

beleavec1200

abidec1275

cleavec1275

durec1275

dwell13..

endurec1386

perseverec1390

continuec1400

contunec1400

tarrya1450

remainc1455

perdure?a1475

rest1474

permanec1485

succeed1486

perpetuate1530

persist1531

demur1547

perduratea1558

weara1568

to hold it out1585

to hold out1585

abye1590

contain1592

live1592

perennate1623

to draw overa1700

exist1754

linger1764

to hang it out1939

c1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. 120 Þe sike man muste nedis die, namely & þe accidentis contynewen [MS. A. conteynen].

1535 Bible (Coverdale) 1 Sam. xiii. 14 But now shall not thy kyngdome contynue.

1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry ii. f. 107^v Built with rafters and beames of Iuniper, to the ende it might continue.

1667 S. Pepys Diary 18 Mar. (1974) VIII. 119 My mother grows so much worse that he fears she cannot long continue.

1746–7 J. Hervey Medit. (1818) 106 This habitable globe..could no more continue, than they could create themselves.

1878 R. Browning La Saisiaz 59 Let what now exists continue.

10. To remain, stay, or abide (in a place).

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > [verb (intransitive)] > continue to dwell

beleavec1175

bidec1280

continue1417

1417 in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. ii. 19. I. 55 Of us which are continuinge in a lande of warr.

1526 Bible (Tyndale) Matt. xv. f. xxij Because they have contynued with me nowe iij dayes, and have nothinge to eate.

1611 Bible (King James) John ii. 12 They continued there not many days.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 314 So the popular vote Inclines, here to continue .

a1817 J. Austen Lady Susan xxiii, in Wks. (1954) VI. 284 Frederica is made wretched by Sir James' continuing here.

1839 J. Yeowell Anc. Brit. Church xi. 122 Ireland, where he is supposed to have continued four years.

11. With complement or extension: To remain (in a specified state or capacity).

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > lasting quality, permanence > be permanent [verb (intransitive)] > remain, continue > in specified state

ofstandeOE

atstandc1000

goOE

standOE

containc1380

perseverec1380

contunec1400

to hold inc1400

setc1400

remain?a1450

continue1503

stay1570

keepc1600

subsista1616

1503–4 Act 19 Hen. VII c. 39 Preamb. Sythen whiche tyme your seid Subgiect hathe contynued..your feythfull and true liegeman.

1509 J. Fisher Mornynge Remembraunce Countesse of Rychemonde (de Worde) sig. Aiv ^v Thoughe she alway contynued not in her vyrgynyte.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) i. vi. 57 Continues well my Lord?

a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) iv. vi. 29 Your Emperor Continues still a Ioue.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost v. 521 That thou art happie, owe to God; That thou continu'st such, owe to thy self.

1737 W. Whiston tr. Josephus Antiq. Jews v. i, in tr. Josephus Genuine Wks. 135 The Deity would continue their friend.

1761 S. Johnson Let. 10 June (1992) I. 197 Your English stile still continues in its purity and vigour.

1884 M. E. Braddon Ishmael xli It is impossible you should continue unhappy if you follow the dictates of honour and conscience.

12. To persist in action, persevere; to go on, keep on. (Now rare of persons.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > perseverance or persistence > persevere or persist [verb (intransitive)]

continuec1340

perseverec1380

stick1447

to rub on1469

to stick unto ——1529

persist1531

to make it tougha1549

whilea1617

subsist1632

to rub along1668

let the world rub1677

dog1692

wade1714

to stem one's course1826

to stick in1853

to hang on1860

to worry along1871

to stay the course1885

slug1943

to slug it out1943

to bash on1950

to soldier on1954

to keep on trucking1972

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > continuity or uninterruptedness > have continuity [verb (intransitive)]

yernc900

runOE

continue1751

c1340 R. Rolle Prose Treat. 25 He continued alle night in prayers alone.

14.. Circumcision in Tundale's Vis. (1843) 94 To contynu in vertu tyll thei dey.

1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Hiiv/1 To Continew, perseuerare.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) v. i. 29 I haue knowne her continue in this [sc. washing her hands] a quarter of an houre.

1677 A. Littleton Eng.–Lat. Dict. (at cited word) in Dictionarium Latino-Barbarum To continue or hold on in that he began.

1751 T. Smollett Peregrine Pickle II. lxvii. 231 The altercation continued, until they entered the gates of Antwerp.

1878 A. Brassey Voy. Sunbeam i. 7 The breeze continued.

1882 J. H. Blunt Reformation Church of Eng. II. 220 The persecution continued with unabated rigour.

13. to continue doing or to do: to go on doing, not to cease. Sometimes with on.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > continuing > continue doing or keep going in a course of action [verb (intransitive)]

to hold a wayOE

to hold forthc1200

to hold ona1225

reignc1300

lasta1325

continuea1340

to continue doing or to doc1384

pursuea1425

perseverec1425

to hold one's wayc1480

prosecute1528

to go on1533

to run on1533

keep1548

to follow on1560

insist1586

to keep on1589

to carry on1832

to carry on1857

string1869

c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Luke xxiii. 23 And thei contynueden axinge with greete voices, that he schulde be crucified.

1526 Bible (Tyndale) Acts xii. 16 Peter contynued knockinge.

1611 Bible (King James) 1 Sam. i. 12 As she continued praying before the Lord.

1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan ii. xxvi. 139 By whose authority they now continue to be Lawes.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 138 In one day to have marr'd What he..six Nights and Days Continu'd making.

1719 W. Wood Surv. Trade (ed. 2) 59 [It] is likely to continue on to do so.

1722 London Gaz. No. 6041/10 The Pills continue to be sold by him.

1776 Trial Maha Rajah Nundocomar for Forgery 24/1 Kissen Juan Doss continues reading from the Rosenamma.

1875 W. S. Jevons Money (1878) 83 They will continue to circulate as token coins.

14. To proceed in one's discourse; to resume or go on after pause or interruption.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > speak [verb (intransitive)] > to begin to speak again or resume speaking

take1477

to tell on1535

respeak1621

continue1711

reassume1719

resume1801

the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > begin action or activity [verb (intransitive)] > again

renulec1384

recommence1481

return1568

continue1711

resume1815

to start over1852

to pick up1906

1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 118. ⁋2 Of all persons under the Sun (continued he..) be sure to set a Mark upon Confidents.

1726 J. Swift Gulliver I. ii. iii. 58 And thus he continued on, while my Colour came and went..with Indignation.

1885 Sir W. V. Field in Law Times Rep. 52 654/2 Lord Erskine continues thus: ‘If the court can discover,’ etc.

†15. ? To be or occur as sequel (Schmidt), or ? To remain behind. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

a1616 W. Shakespeare Timon of Athens (1623) ii. ii. 5 He..Takes no accompt How things go from him, nor resume[s] no care Of what is to continue .

†16. To be attached or cohere to (so as to form a continuous mass). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > fact or action of being connected or connecting > be or become connected [verb (intransitive)] > form continuity of substance

continue1626

inoculate1646

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §293 Such Bodies doe partly follow the Touch of another Body, and partly sticke and continue to themselues..as we see in Pitch, Glew, Birdlime, etc.

†III. Other uses.

17. = contain v. Obsolete. [See the etymology, and compare contain v. 17.]

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > incorporation or inclusion > incorporate or include [verb (transitive)]

beclipc1230

beshut1340

contain1340

comprehendc1374

continue1377

begripe1393

close1393

incorpor1398

conceive?c1400

includec1475

engrossa1500

complect1523

conclude?1523

employ1528

to take in1534

retain1577

surmise1578

imprehend1590

immerse1605

comprise1651

involve1651

complexa1657

embrace1697

incorporate1824

embody1847

cover1868

society > morality > virtue > purity > chastity > be chaste [verb (intransitive)]

continue1377

contain1611

1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. ix. 177 And euery maner seculer þat may nouȝt continue [v.r. contene. conteyne], Wysly go wedde.

c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 349 Suche blasfemyes ben foundun & contynnued in þes sectis.

a1450 Knt. de la Tour (1868) lxxxi. 105 Y haue spoke unto you of diuerse women..as it is continued in the bible.

1563 J. Foxe Actes & Monuments 760/1 I receiued a letter..and toke it..to continue no effectual inhibicion.

1572 J. Jones Benefit Bathes of Buckstones Pref. 8 If the style or endyting be best, which continueth the matter.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	continue
释义	† continueadj.n. Etymology: < French continu, -ue, < Latin continuus : see continuous adj. But in B. c. perhaps a verbal noun < continue v. Obsolete. A. adj. Continuous. B. n. a. A continuous fever; = French fièvre continue. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > fever > [noun] > continuous fever continuec1500 synochus1625 continent fever1684 continued fever1778 synocha1801 c1500 Melusine (1895) 299 Madame, I haue be somewhat euyl at ease & haue had axez in manner of a contynue. b. Continued or continuous land, continent. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > tract > [noun] > continuous continent land1530 continent1559 continue1630 1630 tr. G. Botero Relations Famous Kingdomes World (rev. ed.) 575 A conteinue almost twelve hundred leagues; yet divided into many kingdomes. c. Continued course, continuance in time. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > [noun] lengtha1240 date?1316 durationc1384 hautesse1399 quantity?a1425 periodc1475 tracta1513 allowance1526 continuance1530 wideness1535 continue1556 protense1590 countenance1592 stay1595 standing1600 dimension1605 longanimity1607 longinquity1607 insisture1609 existence1615 unprivationa1628 continuity1646 protension1654 measure1658 course1665 contention1666 propagation1741 protensity1886 1556 J. Olde tr. R. Gwalther Antichrist f. 69 In all the continue of our life. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2021). continuev. Brit. /kənˈtɪnjuː/, U.S. /kənˈtɪnju/ Forms: Middle English–1500s contynue, ( contynu), contynew(e, continew, Middle English contynwe, contenue, contenewe, contenwe, conteynue, 1600s continu, Middle English– continue. See also contain v. 17 and contune v. Etymology: < French continue-r (13th cent. in Littré), < Latin continuāre ‘to make continuous’, more rarely ‘to be continuous’, < continuus continuous adj. There seems to have been frequent confusion in Middle English between this word and contain in its early form contene , due perhaps to French contenu and Latin continui , parts of contenir , continēre to contain v., or to the English contenu n. = French contenu content. Hence sense 17 ‘to contain,’ and contain v. 17 in sense ‘continue’; see also contune v. I. transitive. 1. To carry on, keep up, maintain, go on with, persist in (an action, usage, etc.). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > continuing > continue doing or keep going in a course of action [verb (intransitive)] to hold a wayOE to hold forthc1200 to hold ona1225 reignc1300 lasta1325 continuea1340 to continue doing or to doc1384 pursuea1425 perseverec1425 to hold one's wayc1480 prosecute1528 to go on1533 to run on1533 keep1548 to follow on1560 insist1586 to keep on1589 to carry on1832 to carry on1857 string1869 the world > action or operation > continuing > continue (an action) [verb (transitive)] i-haldOE to hold fortha1325 sustainc1325 containc1330 continuea1340 maintainc1385 carrya1393 keepc1425 to keep upa1535 to stick by ——1551 to hold on1568 to hold out1595 to carry on1609 subsist1633 to keep at ——1825 the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > continuity or uninterruptedness > continue [verb (transitive)] continuea1340 string1869 a1340 R. Rolle Psalter 525 Þe desire to receyf more & to contynu it. c1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. (MS. A.) 91 Þis medicyn þou schalt contynuen til it be hool. 1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) xix. 235 [Thai] continuit [1489 Adv. contynowyt] thair mavite Quhen euir thai met thame on the se. 1490 W. Caxton tr. Foure Sonnes of Aymon (1885) xix. 416 Better to have peas than for to contynewe the werre. a1533 Ld. Berners tr. Arthur of Brytayn (?1560) Prol. p. i^v Audacyte to contynue forth my fyrste purpose. a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) i. i. 27 I am..Glad that you thus continue your resolue. View more context for this quotation 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica vi. x Negroes transplanted into cold..habitations continue their hue. View more context for this quotation 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones I. i. i. 4 The whole, to continue the same Metaphor, consists in the Cookery of the Author. View more context for this quotation 1874 G. Bancroft Footpr. of Time viii. 201 To continue the struggle. 1879 H. I. Jenkinson Guide Eng. Lake Distr. 194 Continuing the ascent, and bearing a little to the left. 2. To cause to last or endure; to prolong, keep up (something external to the agent). ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > have duration [verb (transitive)] > cause to endure, sustain, or prolong lengOE drawOE teec1200 forlengtha1300 lengtha1300 drivec1300 tarryc1320 proloynec1350 continuec1380 to draw alonga1382 longa1382 dretch1393 conservea1398 to draw (out) in, into, at, or on lengtha1400 prorogue1419 prolongc1425 aroomc1440 prorogate?a1475 protend?a1475 dilate1489 forlong1496 relong1523 to draw out1542 sustentate1542 linger1543 defer1546 pertract1548 propagate1548 protract1548 linger1550 lengthen1555 train1556 detract?a1562 to make forth (long, longer)1565 stretch1568 extend1574 extenuate1583 dree1584 wire-draw1598 to spin out1603 trail1604 disabridge1605 produce1605 continuate1611 out-length1617 spin1629 to eke out1641 producta1670 prolongate1671 drawl1694 drag1697 perennate1698 string1867 perennialize1898 c1380 Eng. Wycliffite Serm. in Sel. Wks. I. 113 Crist to contynue devocioun of þis womman, answeride not first a word to hir. 1599 F. Thynne Animaduersions (1875) 67 Howe this ordale was contynued in Englande in the tyme of kinge Iohane. 1611 Bible (King James) Psalms lxxii. 17 His name shalbe continued as long as the sunne. View more context for this quotation 1658 Sir T. Browne Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall v. 78 A good way to continue their memories. 1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1753 I. 135 [Johnson:] Almighty God, who hast continued my life to this day. 1862 J. Ruskin Munera Pulveris (1880) 5 If the qualities are continued by descent through a generation or two. 3. a. With complement: To keep on, maintain, retain (in a place, condition, etc.). ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > maintaining state or condition > maintain [verb (transitive)] i-haldOE sustainc1300 keepc1315 maintainc1390 conservea1425 continuec1460 entertain1490 persevere1502 uphold?1523 containa1538 petrifya1631 conservate1647 to keep on1669 to keep up1670 preserve1677 support1696 fix1712 ossify1800 fossilize1848 c1460 J. Fortescue Governance of Eng. (1714) xix. 145 God contenewe his grace and persone in long lyffe w^t increse. 1588 Let. in Harl. Misc. (Malh.) I. 143 We were continued all this year in assured hope of a full victory. 1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. Oo4^v If a childe were continued in a Grotte or Caue, vnder the Earth, vntill maturitie of age. View more context for this quotation 1657 in J. Barmby Churchwardens' Accts. Pittington (1888) 311 That John Philpott be continued clerk of this parish. 1670 I. Walton Life R. Hooker 11 in Lives To continue him at School. 1675 H. Neville tr. N. Machiavelli Narr. Murther V. Vitelli in tr. N. Machiavelli Wks. 255 Pagolo and the Duke de Gravina were continued alive. 1740 S. Richardson Pamela I. iv. 8 No Lady..would care to continue me with her. 1771 O. Goldsmith Hist. Eng. IV. 160 He was still continued the reluctant general of the army. 1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §153 It..seemed unprofitable to continue the companies longer in a state of hardship. 1850 W. Irving Mahomet (1853) xxx. 151 He was continued in his office. †b. elliptical. Obsolete cf. quot. 1670 at sense 3a above. ΚΠ a1616 W. Shakespeare Measure for Measure (1623) iv. iii. 81 But Barnardine must die this afternoone, And how shall we continue Claudio? View more context for this quotation †4. To make continuous with, connect or attach to. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > extend [verb (transitive)] > make continuous in extent with continuea1387 the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > fact or action of being connected or connecting > connect [verb (transitive)] > make continuous (with) continuea1387 continuate1578 a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1865) I. 73 Paradys is so hiȝe and in oon place contynued to þe erþe. c1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. (MS. A.) 147 Þe braunchis of þe senewis of þe heed in sum place ben conteynued & ioyned with þese senewis. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica v. v. 239 The use of the Navell is to continue the infant unto the Mother. View more context for this quotation 5. To carry on, take up, resume (a narrative, etc.) from a point of suspension or interruption. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > begin or enter upon (an action) [verb (transitive)] > again > of a discourse, narrative, etc. continuec1425 resume1600 reassume1608 the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > beginning > begin with [verb (transitive)] > resume continuec1425 renew1590 resume1600 reopen1805 c1425 Wyntoun Cron. i. i. 17 Ðe thryde [Buke] sall contynwyde be Quhille made of Rome wes þe cite. 1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 Epil. 26 Our humble Author will continue the storie, with sir Iohn in it. View more context for this quotation 1641 J. Jackson True Evangelical Temper i. 49 Antonius Ciccarella, who continueth on the history of Platina. 1805 W. Scott Lay of Last Minstrel iv. Concl. 124 And thus his tale continued ran. 1823 C. Lamb Imperfect Sympathies in Elia 140 Hume's History compared with his [sc. Smollett's] Continuation of it. What if the Historian had continued Humphrey Clinker? 6. To carry on in space; to prolong, produce. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > [verb (transitive)] > lengthen elongc1420 protend?a1475 lengthen1555 extend1569 produce1570 prolong1574 elongate1578 carry1587 run1630 continue1667 to run outa1670 prolongate1671 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 1029 A Bridge of wondrous length From Hell continu'd reaching th' utmost Orbe Of this frail World. View more context for this quotation 1700 Moxon's Mech. Exercises: Bricklayers-wks. 34 Then continue (viz. draw longer) both the lines AB, CD. 1784 Gentleman's Mag. 54 ii. 643 The arch is now continuing under the intended road..for which purpose a hill contiguous is cutting down. 1831 D. Brewster Treat. Optics ii. 18 If we continue backwards the rays DE, FE, they will meet at m. 7. To carry on in a line of succession or development; to furnish a sequel or successor to. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > continuity or uninterruptedness > continue [verb (transitive)] > carry on in a line of succession continue1865 1865 M. Arnold Ess. Crit. ii. 53 The man of genius was continued by the English analysts of the eighteenth century..the man of intelligence was continued by successors like Bernouilli, Euler, Lagrange, and Laplace. 8. a. Law. To adjourn, prorogue, put off. (esp. Scottish). ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > [verb (transitive)] > adjourn continue1469 journey1478 replait1561 1469 Sc. Acts Jas. III §38 The court of Parliament..or sic like courtis, that has continuacione, nedis nocht to be continuit fra day to day. c1565 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1728) 188 The Governor..wrote to the Cardinal to continue the accusation of Mr. George, till he spake with him. a1639 J. Spottiswood Hist. Church Scotl. 258 (Jam.) But the Regent's death, and the troubles which thereupon issued, made all to be continued for that time. 1798 A. J. Dallas Rep. Cases U.S. & Pennsylvania 2 44 The cause was continued on a rule for trial at the next term. 1861 G. Ross W. Bell's Dict. Law Scotl. (rev. ed.) at Diet After the day of appearance has once arrived, the diet may be continued by an act of the Court..The continuation must be to another day certain, for the diet cannot be continued indefinitely, or sine die. 1890 Boston (Mass.) Jrnl. 23 May 1/6 He appeared before Judge Sanger of the District court in Cambridge this morning, and has his case continued until June 4. b. Stock Market. (See quot. 1886.) ΚΠ 1886 Law Times 80 206/1 ‘To continue’ is a technical term, which means to sell and to rebuy the same amount of stock at a future date at the same price, a further sum being paid for the accommodation. II. intransitive. 9. To remain in existence or in its present condition; to last, endure, persist in being. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > have duration [verb (intransitive)] > endure, remain, persist, or continue bidec893 lastOE through-wonOE ylasta1000 standOE runOE lastlOE beleavec1200 abidec1275 cleavec1275 durec1275 dwell13.. endurec1386 perseverec1390 continuec1400 contunec1400 tarrya1450 remainc1455 perdure?a1475 rest1474 permanec1485 succeed1486 perpetuate1530 persist1531 demur1547 perduratea1558 weara1568 to hold it out1585 to hold out1585 abye1590 contain1592 live1592 perennate1623 to draw overa1700 exist1754 linger1764 to hang it out1939 c1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. 120 Þe sike man muste nedis die, namely & þe accidentis contynewen [MS. A. conteynen]. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) 1 Sam. xiii. 14 But now shall not thy kyngdome contynue. 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry ii. f. 107^v Built with rafters and beames of Iuniper, to the ende it might continue. 1667 S. Pepys Diary 18 Mar. (1974) VIII. 119 My mother grows so much worse that he fears she cannot long continue. 1746–7 J. Hervey Medit. (1818) 106 This habitable globe..could no more continue, than they could create themselves. 1878 R. Browning La Saisiaz 59 Let what now exists continue. 10. To remain, stay, or abide (in a place). ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > [verb (intransitive)] > continue to dwell beleavec1175 bidec1280 continue1417 1417 in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. ii. 19. I. 55 Of us which are continuinge in a lande of warr. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Matt. xv. f. xxij Because they have contynued with me nowe iij dayes, and have nothinge to eate. 1611 Bible (King James) John ii. 12 They continued there not many days. View more context for this quotation 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 314 So the popular vote Inclines, here to continue . View more context for this quotation a1817 J. Austen Lady Susan xxiii, in Wks. (1954) VI. 284 Frederica is made wretched by Sir James' continuing here. 1839 J. Yeowell Anc. Brit. Church xi. 122 Ireland, where he is supposed to have continued four years. 11. With complement or extension: To remain (in a specified state or capacity). ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > lasting quality, permanence > be permanent [verb (intransitive)] > remain, continue > in specified state ofstandeOE atstandc1000 goOE standOE containc1380 perseverec1380 contunec1400 to hold inc1400 setc1400 remain?a1450 continue1503 stay1570 keepc1600 subsista1616 1503–4 Act 19 Hen. VII c. 39 Preamb. Sythen whiche tyme your seid Subgiect hathe contynued..your feythfull and true liegeman. 1509 J. Fisher Mornynge Remembraunce Countesse of Rychemonde (de Worde) sig. Aiv ^v Thoughe she alway contynued not in her vyrgynyte. a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) i. vi. 57 Continues well my Lord? View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) iv. vi. 29 Your Emperor Continues still a Ioue. View more context for this quotation 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost v. 521 That thou art happie, owe to God; That thou continu'st such, owe to thy self. View more context for this quotation 1737 W. Whiston tr. Josephus Antiq. Jews v. i, in tr. Josephus Genuine Wks. 135 The Deity would continue their friend. 1761 S. Johnson Let. 10 June (1992) I. 197 Your English stile still continues in its purity and vigour. 1884 M. E. Braddon Ishmael xli It is impossible you should continue unhappy if you follow the dictates of honour and conscience. 12. To persist in action, persevere; to go on, keep on. (Now rare of persons.) ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > perseverance or persistence > persevere or persist [verb (intransitive)] continuec1340 perseverec1380 stick1447 to rub on1469 to stick unto ——1529 persist1531 to make it tougha1549 whilea1617 subsist1632 to rub along1668 let the world rub1677 dog1692 wade1714 to stem one's course1826 to stick in1853 to hang on1860 to worry along1871 to stay the course1885 slug1943 to slug it out1943 to bash on1950 to soldier on1954 to keep on trucking1972 the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > continuity or uninterruptedness > have continuity [verb (intransitive)] yernc900 runOE continue1751 c1340 R. Rolle Prose Treat. 25 He continued alle night in prayers alone. 14.. Circumcision in Tundale's Vis. (1843) 94 To contynu in vertu tyll thei dey. 1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Hiiv/1 To Continew, perseuerare. a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) v. i. 29 I haue knowne her continue in this [sc. washing her hands] a quarter of an houre. View more context for this quotation 1677 A. Littleton Eng.–Lat. Dict. (at cited word) in Dictionarium Latino-Barbarum To continue or hold on in that he began. 1751 T. Smollett Peregrine Pickle II. lxvii. 231 The altercation continued, until they entered the gates of Antwerp. 1878 A. Brassey Voy. Sunbeam i. 7 The breeze continued. 1882 J. H. Blunt Reformation Church of Eng. II. 220 The persecution continued with unabated rigour. 13. to continue doing or to do: to go on doing, not to cease. Sometimes with on. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > continuing > continue doing or keep going in a course of action [verb (intransitive)] to hold a wayOE to hold forthc1200 to hold ona1225 reignc1300 lasta1325 continuea1340 to continue doing or to doc1384 pursuea1425 perseverec1425 to hold one's wayc1480 prosecute1528 to go on1533 to run on1533 keep1548 to follow on1560 insist1586 to keep on1589 to carry on1832 to carry on1857 string1869 c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Luke xxiii. 23 And thei contynueden axinge with greete voices, that he schulde be crucified. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Acts xii. 16 Peter contynued knockinge. 1611 Bible (King James) 1 Sam. i. 12 As she continued praying before the Lord. View more context for this quotation 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan ii. xxvi. 139 By whose authority they now continue to be Lawes. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 138 In one day to have marr'd What he..six Nights and Days Continu'd making. View more context for this quotation 1719 W. Wood Surv. Trade (ed. 2) 59 [It] is likely to continue on to do so. 1722 London Gaz. No. 6041/10 The Pills continue to be sold by him. 1776 Trial Maha Rajah Nundocomar for Forgery 24/1 Kissen Juan Doss continues reading from the Rosenamma. 1875 W. S. Jevons Money (1878) 83 They will continue to circulate as token coins. 14. To proceed in one's discourse; to resume or go on after pause or interruption. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > speak [verb (intransitive)] > to begin to speak again or resume speaking take1477 to tell on1535 respeak1621 continue1711 reassume1719 resume1801 the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > begin action or activity [verb (intransitive)] > again renulec1384 recommence1481 return1568 continue1711 resume1815 to start over1852 to start over1852 to pick up1906 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 118. ⁋2 Of all persons under the Sun (continued he..) be sure to set a Mark upon Confidents. 1726 J. Swift Gulliver I. ii. iii. 58 And thus he continued on, while my Colour came and went..with Indignation. 1885 Sir W. V. Field in Law Times Rep. 52 654/2 Lord Erskine continues thus: ‘If the court can discover,’ etc. †15. ? To be or occur as sequel (Schmidt), or ? To remain behind. Obsolete. ΚΠ a1616 W. Shakespeare Timon of Athens (1623) ii. ii. 5 He..Takes no accompt How things go from him, nor resume[s] no care Of what is to continue . View more context for this quotation †16. To be attached or cohere to (so as to form a continuous mass). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > fact or action of being connected or connecting > be or become connected [verb (intransitive)] > form continuity of substance continue1626 inoculate1646 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §293 Such Bodies doe partly follow the Touch of another Body, and partly sticke and continue to themselues..as we see in Pitch, Glew, Birdlime, etc. †III. Other uses. 17. = contain v. Obsolete. [See the etymology, and compare contain v. 17.] ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > incorporation or inclusion > incorporate or include [verb (transitive)] beclipc1230 beshut1340 contain1340 comprehendc1374 continue1377 begripe1393 close1393 incorpor1398 conceive?c1400 includec1475 engrossa1500 complect1523 conclude?1523 employ1528 to take in1534 retain1577 surmise1578 imprehend1590 immerse1605 comprise1651 involve1651 complexa1657 embrace1697 incorporate1824 embody1847 cover1868 society > morality > virtue > purity > chastity > be chaste [verb (intransitive)] continue1377 contain1611 1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. ix. 177 And euery maner seculer þat may nouȝt continue [v.r. contene. conteyne], Wysly go wedde. c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 349 Suche blasfemyes ben foundun & contynnued in þes sectis. a1450 Knt. de la Tour (1868) lxxxi. 105 Y haue spoke unto you of diuerse women..as it is continued in the bible. 1563 J. Foxe Actes & Monuments 760/1 I receiued a letter..and toke it..to continue no effectual inhibicion. 1572 J. Jones Benefit Bathes of Buckstones Pref. 8 If the style or endyting be best, which continueth the matter. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : † contenucontinuen. < adj.n.c1500v.a1340 see also
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