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continuing
con·tin·ue C0602800 (kən-tĭn′yo͞o)v. con·tin·ued, con·tin·u·ing, con·tin·ues v.intr.1. To go on with a particular action or in a particular condition; persist: We continued until the job was finished.2. To exist over a period; last: The meeting continued for another hour.3. To remain in the same state, capacity, or place: She continued as mayor for a second term.4. To go on after an interruption; resume: The negotiations continued after a break for dinner.5. To extend in a given direction: The stream continues for another five miles before it reaches the lake.v.tr.1. To carry on; persist in: The police will continue their investigation. I continued reading all afternoon.2. To carry further in time, space, or development; extend: The builder will continue the road right through the swamp.3. To cause to remain or last; retain or maintain: Are you continuing the prescription? The team continued its dominance over its opponents.4. To carry on after an interruption; resume: After a break for lunch, we continued our hike.5. Law To postpone or adjourn.
[Middle English continuen, from Old French continuer, from Latin continuāre, from continuus, continuous, from continēre, to hold together; see contain.]
con·tin′u·a·ble adj.con·tin′u·er n.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | continuing - remaining in force or being carried on without letup; "the act provided a continuing annual appropriation"; "the continuing struggle to put food on the table"continued - without stop or interruption; "to insure the continued success of the war"; "the continued existence of nationalism"; "the continued popularity of Westerns" | | 2. | continuing - of long duration; "chronic money problems"chroniclong - primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified; "a long life"; "a long boring speech"; "a long time"; "a long friendship"; "a long game"; "long ago"; "an hour long" |
continuingadjective lasting, sustained, enduring, ongoing, in progress We advocate a continuing process of constitutional discussion.continuingadjective1. Existing or remaining in the same state for an indefinitely long time:abiding, durable, enduring, lasting, long-lasting, long-lived, long-standing, old, perdurable, perennial, permanent, persistent.2. Of long duration:chronic, lingering, persistent, prolonged, protracted.TranslationsEncyclopediaSeecontinuecontinuing
Related to continuing: continuing operationsSynonyms for continuingadj lastingSynonyms- lasting
- sustained
- enduring
- ongoing
- in progress
Synonyms for continuingadj existing or remaining in the same state for an indefinitely long timeSynonyms- abiding
- durable
- enduring
- lasting
- long-lasting
- long-lived
- long-standing
- old
- perdurable
- perennial
- permanent
- persistent
adj of long durationSynonyms- chronic
- lingering
- persistent
- prolonged
- protracted
Synonyms for continuingadj remaining in force or being carried on without letupRelated Wordsadj of long durationSynonymsRelated Words |