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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/continue/#m1)

2) To start again after a break. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/continue/#m2)

3) To go on further in the same direction or to the next part. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/continue/#m3)

4) To keep existing or happening. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/continue/#m4)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/continue/#x1)
- Continue the pattern: 3, 6, 9, 12, ... [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/continue/#x2)
- The rain continued all afternoon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/continue/#x3)
- After lunch, we continued our game. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/continue/#x4)
- Continue along this road until you see the church. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/continue/#x5)
- The story will continue next week. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/continue/#x6)
- Even though she was tired, she continued running. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/continue/#x7)
- The path continues past the lake. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/continue/#x8)
- "But where is my Luck?" he continues [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/continue/#x9)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/254-classroom-rules-and-homework/8/)
- [If a game of tag gets too rough, you say it needs to be gentler and tell the duty teacher if it continues.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/257-school-adults-and-the-playground/11/)
- [If a friend has not paid you back, you remind them kindly and ask a parent for advice if it continues.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/262-prices-change-and-borrowing/10/)
- [Loyalty does not mean lying for a friend; covering up can let harm continue and drags you into the trouble too.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/277-covering-up-false-alarms-and-fair-play/8/)
- [If a classmate's noise stops you concentrating, ask kindly first and tell the teacher if it continues.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/306-breakfast-the-school-day-and-homework/15/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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