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# continuance

«continuance» in Mova's school dictionary: **The state of going on or lasting; continuing: «the…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (continuance) — formal

### meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) The state of going on or lasting; continuing: «the continuance of the old custom». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/continuance/#m1)

2) (law, mainly US) A delay of a court case to a later time, asked for by one side. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/continuance/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

A stiff, formal word met in older books, speeches and legal news. In everyday talk people say «continuing» or «carrying on». Phrases: «the continuance of», «ask for a continuance» (law, US). It tells the reader that something is carrying on, or in law that a case is put off.

### examples

- The villagers hoped for the continuance of the old harvest fair. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/continuance/#x1)
- The club's continuance depends on new members joining. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/continuance/#x2)
- The lawyer asked the judge for a continuance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/continuance/#x3)
- The judge granted a continuance so the witness could arrive. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/continuance/#x4)
- The continuance of peace was all the people wanted. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/continuance/#x5)
- Money from the cake sale ensured the continuance of the library. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/continuance/#x6)
- In conclusion, the gods were invoked for a continuance of their favour, and when the service was ended a feast was held. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/continuance/#x7)

### note

Mostly uncountable, though in the law sense «a continuance». Close words: «continuation» (the next part, or carrying on), «continuity» (staying the same without breaks). In everyday English «continuation» is far more common.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «continuance» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/continuance/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.