Con*tin"ue (?), v. 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 ina given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.
Here to continue, and build up here
A 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.
If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed.
John viii. 31.
Syn. -- To persevere; persist. See Persevere.
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Con*tin"ue, v. 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 acustomed 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 continued, reaching th' utmost orb
of this frall world.
Milton.
4.
To retain; to suffer or cause to remain; as, the trustees were continued; also, to suffer to live.
And how shall we continue Claudio.
Shak.
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