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Webster 1913 Edition


Continuer

Con-tin′u-er

,
Noun.
One who continues; one who has the power of perseverance or persistence.
“Indulgent continuers in sin.”
Hammond.
I would my horse had the speed of your tongue, and so good a
continuer
.
Shakespeare

Webster 1828 Edition


Continuer

CONTINUER

,
Noun.
One who continues; cone that has the power of perseverance.

Definition 2024


continuer

continuer

See also: continnuer

English

Noun

continuer (plural continuers)

  1. One who, or that which, continues.
    • 2014, Peter Perciles Trifonas, ‎Themistoklis Aravossitas, Rethinking Heritage Language Education (page 71)
      Under the current CCAFL scheme, syllabuses are developed at three levels: beginners, continuers (second language) and background/first language speakers []
  2. (linguistics) A word or phrase interjected by the listener to indicate that he/she is listening to the speaker.
    • 2008 January 8, Denise Grady, “For Cancer Patients, Empathy Goes a Long Way”, in New York Times:
      The team found that doctors used continuers only 22 percent of the time.

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.ti.nɥe/

Verb

continuer

  1. to continue

Conjugation

Usage notes

  • When followed by an infinitive, à is placed between continuer and the infinitive: Il continue à me déranger.

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Latin

Verb

continuer

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of continuō