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Webster 1913 Edition
Continue
Con-tin′ue
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Continued
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Continuing
.] [F.
continuer
, L. continuare
, -tinuatum
, to connect, continue, fr. continuus
. See Continuous
, and cf. Continuate
.] 1.
To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.
Here to
A growing empire.
continue
, and build up hereA growing empire.
Milton.
They
continue
with me now three days, and have nothing to eat. Matt. xv. 32.
2.
To be permanent or durable; to endure; to last.
But now thy kingdom shall not
continue
. 1 Sam. xiii. 14.
3.
To be steadfast or constant in any course; to persevere; to abide; to endure; to persist; to keep up or maintain a particular condition, course, or series of actions;
as, the army
. continued
to advance
Syn. – To persevere; persist. See
Persevere
. Con-tin′ue
,Verb.
T.
1.
To unite; to connect.
[Obs.]
the use of the navel is to
continue
the infant unto the mother. Sir T. browne.
2.
To protract or extend in duration; to preserve or persist in; to cease not.
O
continue
thy loving kindness unto them that know thee. Ps. xxxvi. 10.
You know how to make yourself happy by only
continuing
such a life as you have been long accustomed to lead. Pope.
3.
To carry onward or extend; to prolong or produce; to add to or draw out in length.
A bridge of wond’rous length,
From hell
of this frail world.
From hell
continued
, reaching th' utmost orbof this frail world.
Milton.
4.
To retain; to suffer or cause to remain;
as, the trustees were
; also, to suffer to live. continued
And how shall we
continue
Claudio. Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Continue
CONTINUE
,Verb.
I.
1.
To remain in a state, or place; to abide for any time indefinitely.The multitude continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat. Matthew 15.
2.
To last; to be durable; to endure; to be permanent.Thy kingdom shall not continue. 1 Samuel 13.
3.
To persevere; to be steadfast or constant in any course.If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed. John 8.
CONTINUE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To protract; not to cease from or to terminate.O continue thy loving kindness to them that know thee. Psalm 36.
2.
To extend from one thing to another; to produce or draw out in length. Continue the line from A to B. Let the line be continued to the boundary.3.
To persevere in; not to cease to do or use; as, to continue the same diet.4.
To hold to or unite. [Not used.]The navel continues the infant to its mother.