continued
English meaning: Continued
Definition
To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity).
Example
“Do you want me to continue to unload these?”
Another example: “To be continued in the next issue.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Past tense of 'continue', meaning carried on or resumed; neutral and very common in narrative and reports. Note the publishing convention 'continued on page X' and the abbreviation 'cont'd'.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Latin 'continuare' (to join together, make continuous), from 'continuus' (uninterrupted), via Old French, entering English in the 14th century.
Synonyms
- carried on
- persisted
- resumed
- proceeded
- maintained
- sustained
Antonyms / Opposites
- stopped
- ceased
- discontinued
- halted
Related Words
Common Collocations
- continued to
- continued on
- story continued
- continued support
- continued growth
- to be continued
Word Forms
continue (v); continues; continued; continuing; continuation (n); continuous (adj)
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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