continue

«continue» in Mova's school dictionary: To keep doing something without stopping — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

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

• 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

• If a classmate's noise stops you working, you ask kindly first and tell the teacher if it continues.
• If a game of tag gets too rough, you say it needs to be gentler and tell the duty teacher if it continues.
• If a friend has not paid you back, you remind them kindly and ask a parent for advice if it continues.
• Loyalty does not mean lying for a friend; covering up can let harm continue and drags you into the trouble too.
• If a classmate's noise stops you concentrating, ask kindly first and tell the teacher if it continues.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «continue» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.