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Term: Continue

Description:

Continue is a verb that means to persist in an activity, process, or state without interruption or pause. It can also refer to the act of carrying on or resuming an action after an interruption, or extending a period of time.

Senses:

Sense 1:

As a verb, continue can mean to proceed or persist in an activity, process, or state.

Example sentence:

She decided to continue studying even when it got difficult.

He couldn't continue playing the piano due to a hand injury.

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Sense 2:

As a verb, continue can also mean to resume an action after a pause or interruption.

Example sentence:

After a short break, the class continued with the next lesson.

Let's continue the discussion from where we left off yesterday.

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Sense 3:

Continue can be used as a noun to describe the act of extending a period of time.

Example sentence:

The committee agreed on a five-minute continue to discuss the matter further.

The game was interrupted by rain and had to be played with a ten-minute continue.

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