continue
part of speech
verb (continue, continues, continued, continuing)
meaning for a pupil
1) To keep doing something without stopping. tree →
2) To start again after a break. tree →
3) To go on further in the same direction or to the next part. tree →
4) To keep existing or happening. tree →
sense in the lessons
In school, a teacher says «continue with your work» or «to be continued» at the end of a story part; in maths, «continue the pattern» means work out the next numbers by the same rule (2, 4, 6, ...). In everyday life, roads and paths continue, and rain continues all day. Phrases: «continue to do», «continue doing», «continue with», «to be continued», «continue the pattern».
examples
- Notwithstanding if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished; for he is his money. (Torah EXO.21.21, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the captain of the guard charged Joseph to be with them, and he ministered unto them; and they continued a season in ward. (Torah GEN.40.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- But if she bear a maid-child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her impurity; and she shall continue in the blood of purification threescore and six days. (Torah LEV.12.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- And they came into the field of Moab, and continued there. (Writings RUT.1.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- And they continued three years without war between Aram and Israel. (Prophets 1KI.22.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus. (Writings DAN.1.21, JPS 1917) tree →
- Please continue reading quietly. tree →
- Continue the pattern: 3, 6, 9, 12, ... tree →
- The rain continued all afternoon. tree →
- After lunch, we continued our game. tree →
- Continue along this road until you see the church. tree →
- The story will continue next week. tree →
- Even though she was tired, she continued running. tree →
- The path continues past the lake. tree →
- "But where is my Luck?" he continues tree →
note
Continue to do and continue doing mean the same. Noun: «continuation»; adjective: «continuous» (never stopping). «Continue» means keep going; «contain» means hold inside — don't confuse. In a number pattern, find the rule first, then continue it the same way.
In the corpora
- Notwithstanding if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished; for he is his money.
- And they continued three years without war between Aram and Israel.
- O continue Thy lovingkindness unto them that know Thee; and Thy righteousness to the upright in heart.
- He cometh forth like a flower, and withereth; he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
- He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall their produce bend to the earth.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «continue» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.