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continuing


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  continue 
 
  6  of  9  senses  of  continue 
 
  Sense  1 
  continue,  go  on  proceed,  go  along  keep 
  =>  hold 
  =>  run  on  keep  going 
  =>  ride 
 
  Sense  2 
  continue,  go  on  carry  on  proceed 
  =>  segue 
  =>  ramble  on  ramble,  jog 
 
  Sense  3 
  continue,  uphold,  carry  on  bear  on  preserve 
  =>  resume,  restart 
  =>  persevere,  persist,  hang  in  hang  on  hold  on 
  =>  perpetuate 
  =>  prolong,  sustain,  keep  up 
 
  Sense  4 
  proceed,  go  forward,  continue 
  =>  head 
  =>  trace 
  =>  roar 
  =>  limp 
  =>  wander 
 
  Sense  8 
  stay,  stay  on  continue,  remain 
  =>  bide,  abide,  stay 
 
  Sense  9 
  continue 
  =>  carry,  extend 
  =>  last 
  =>  prevail,  persist,  die  hard,  run,  endure 
  =>  stand 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  continue 
 
  6  of  9  senses  of  continue 
 
  Sense  1 
  continue,  go  on  proceed,  go  along  keep 
  =>  hold 
  =>  run  on  keep  going 
  =>  ride 
 
  Sense  2 
  continue,  go  on  carry  on  proceed 
  =>  segue 
  =>  ramble  on  ramble,  jog 
 
  Sense  3 
  continue,  uphold,  carry  on  bear  on  preserve 
  =>  resume,  restart 
  =>  persevere,  persist,  hang  in  hang  on  hold  on 
  =>  obstinate 
  =>  ask  for  it  ask  for  trouble 
  =>  plug,  plug  away 
  =>  stick  to  stick  with  follow 
  =>  perpetuate 
  =>  eternize 
  =>  prolong,  sustain,  keep  up 
  =>  retain,  continue,  keep  keep  on  keep  going 
 
  Sense  4 
  proceed,  go  forward,  continue 
  =>  head 
  =>  take  make 
  =>  trace 
  =>  roar 
  =>  limp 
  =>  wander 
 
  Sense  8 
  stay,  stay  on  continue,  remain 
  =>  bide,  abide,  stay 
  =>  overstay,  outstay 
 
  Sense  9 
  continue 
  =>  carry,  extend 
  =>  last 
  =>  prevail,  persist,  die  hard,  run,  endure 
  =>  carry  over 
  =>  stand 
  =>  wash 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  continue 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  continue 
 
  9  senses  of  continue 
 
  Sense  1 
  continue,  go  on  proceed,  go  along  keep 
  =>  act  move 
 
  Sense  2 
  continue,  go  on  carry  on  proceed 
  =>  talk,  speak 
 
  Sense  3 
  continue,  uphold,  carry  on  bear  on  preserve 
  =>  keep  maintain,  hold 
 
  Sense  4 
  proceed,  go  forward,  continue 
  =>  travel,  go  move  locomote 
 
  Sense  5 
  retain,  continue,  keep  keep  on  keep  going 
  =>  prolong,  sustain,  keep  up 
 
  Sense  6 
  continue,  persist  in 
  =>  act  move 
 
  Sense  7 
  continue 
  =>  act  move 
 
  Sense  8 
  stay,  stay  on  continue,  remain 
  =>  be 
 
  Sense  9 
  continue 
  =>  be 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  continue 
 
  continue  used  as  a  verb  is  familiar  (polysemy  count  =  9) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  continue 
 
  Sense  1 
  continue,  go  on  proceed,  go  along  keep 
  =>  act  move 
 
  Sense  3 
  continue,  uphold,  carry  on  bear  on  preserve 
  =>  keep  maintain,  hold 
 
  Sense  4 
  proceed,  go  forward,  continue 
  =>  travel,  go  move  locomote 
 
  Sense  7 
  continue 
  =>  act  move 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  retain,  continue,  keep  keep  on  keep  going 
  =>  prolong,  sustain,  keep  up 
 
  Sense  6 
  continue,  persist  in 
  =>  act  move 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  continue,  go  on  carry  on  proceed 
  =>  talk,  speak 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  8 
  stay,  stay  on  continue,  remain 
  =>  be 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  9 
  continue 
  =>  be 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  continuing 
  continuing  trespass 
 
  Overview  of  verb  continue 
 
  The  verb  continue  has  9  senses  (first  6  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (149)  continue,  go  on  proceed,  go  along  keep  --  (continue  a  certain  state,  condition,  or  activity;  "Keep  on  working!"  "We  continued  to  work  into  the  night";  "Keep  smiling";  "We  went  on  working  until  well  past  midnight") 
  2.  (39)  continue,  go  on  carry  on  proceed  --  (continue  with  one's  activities;  "I  know  it's  hard,"  he  continued,  "but  there  is  no  choice";  "carry  on--pretend  we  are  not  in  the  room") 
  3.  (22)  continue,  uphold,  carry  on  bear  on  preserve  --  (keep  or  maintain  in  unaltered  condition;  cause  to  remain  or  last  "preserve  the  peace  in  the  family";  "continue  the  family  tradition";  "Carry  on  the  old  traditions") 
  4.  (5)  proceed,  go  forward,  continue  --  (move  ahead;  travel  onward;  "We  proceeded  towards  Washington";  "She  continued  in  the  direction  of  the  hills";  can  also  be  used  in  the  temporal  sense:  "We  are  moving  ahead  in  time  now") 
  5.  (2)  retain,  continue,  keep  keep  on  keep  going  --  (allow  to  remain  in  a  place  or  position;  "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  work  going  as  long  as  we  could") 
  6.  (1)  continue,  persist  in  --  (carry  forward;  "We  continued  our  research  into  the  cause  of  the  illness") 
  7.  continue  --  (continue  after  an  interruption;  "The  demonstration  continued  after  a  break  for  lunch") 
  8.  stay,  stay  on  continue,  remain  --  (continue  in  a  place  position,  or  situation:  "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") 
  9.  continue  --  (exist  over  a  prolonged  period  of  time;  "The  bad  weather  continued  for  two  more  weeks") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  continuing 
 
  The  adj  continuing  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  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") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  continuing 
 
  1  sense  of  continuing 
 
  Sense  1 
  continuing 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  continued)  ->  discontinued 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  continuing 
 
  1  sense  of  continuing 
 
  Sense  1 
  continuing 
  =>  continued  (vs.  discontinued) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  continuing 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  continuing 
 
  continuing  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  continuing 
  continuing 
 
  Overview  of  verb  continue 
 
  The  verb  continue  has  9  senses  (first  6  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (149)  continue,  go  on  proceed,  go  along  keep  --  (continue  a  certain  state,  condition,  or  activity;  "Keep  on  working!"  "We  continued  to  work  into  the  night";  "Keep  smiling";  "We  went  on  working  until  well  past  midnight") 
  2.  (39)  continue,  go  on  carry  on  proceed  --  (continue  with  one's  activities;  "I  know  it's  hard,"  he  continued,  "but  there  is  no  choice";  "carry  on--pretend  we  are  not  in  the  room") 
  3.  (22)  continue,  uphold,  carry  on  bear  on  preserve  --  (keep  or  maintain  in  unaltered  condition;  cause  to  remain  or  last  "preserve  the  peace  in  the  family";  "continue  the  family  tradition";  "Carry  on  the  old  traditions") 
  4.  (5)  proceed,  go  forward,  continue  --  (move  ahead;  travel  onward;  "We  proceeded  towards  Washington";  "She  continued  in  the  direction  of  the  hills";  can  also  be  used  in  the  temporal  sense:  "We  are  moving  ahead  in  time  now") 
  5.  (2)  retain,  continue,  keep  keep  on  keep  going  --  (allow  to  remain  in  a  place  or  position;  "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  work  going  as  long  as  we  could") 
  6.  (1)  continue,  persist  in  --  (carry  forward;  "We  continued  our  research  into  the  cause  of  the  illness") 
  7.  continue  --  (continue  after  an  interruption;  "The  demonstration  continued  after  a  break  for  lunch") 
  8.  stay,  stay  on  continue,  remain  --  (continue  in  a  place  position,  or  situation:  "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") 
  9.  continue  --  (exist  over  a  prolonged  period  of  time;  "The  bad  weather  continued  for  two  more  weeks") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  continuing 
 
  The  adj  continuing  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  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") 



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