continue
gb/kəntˈɪnju/ us/kəntˈɪnju/
A2
Английски
~ 400
Значения
0 значения
Глагол
A2
action
1
Keep doing something
To keep doing something without stopping.
Модел на употреба:
to continue [doing something]
Честа грешка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'continue to do' and 'continue doing'; both are correct but may have slight emphasis differences.
Синоними
persist (Slightly more formal; often used for determined effort despite difficulty.)
Антоними
stop (Means to bring an action to an end.)
Колокации
continue working
|continue talking
|continue studying
|continue playing
Теми
daily life
|work
|education
|core_vocabulary
Примери
- She continued talking even after the teacher asked for silence.
- We will continue working on the project tomorrow.
- He continued studying until late at night.
- The rain continued falling all afternoon.
- Please continue reading from where you left off.
Примери за учащи
- I will continue reading this book.
- They continue playing in the park.
- We continue working after lunch.
- She continues talking to her friend.
- The class will continue after the break.
Глагол
A2
action
2
Resume after a pause
To start doing something again after stopping for a short time.
Модел на употреба:
to continue [something] after [pause/interruption]
Синоними
resume (More formal; often used in professional or official contexts.)
Антоними
abandon (Means to give up on an activity completely.)
Колокации
continue after the break
|continue discussion
|continue journey
Теми
daily life
|work
|time
|core_vocabulary
Примери
- After lunch, we will continue our meeting.
- The movie will continue after these messages.
- He continued his journey after resting overnight.
- Let's continue the discussion tomorrow.
- The class will continue after the fire drill.
Примери за учащи
- We will continue the game after dinner.
- She continues her work after lunch.
- The lesson will continue after the break.
- I will continue my trip tomorrow.
- They continue their talk after the phone call.
Глагол
B1
state
3
Exist or happen over time
To keep happening or to stay for some time.
Модел на употреба:
to continue for [time period]
Синоними
last (Often used for duration of events or objects; slightly more informal in some contexts.)
Антоними
end (Means to finish or stop happening.)
Колокации
continue for hours
|continue until midnight
|continue throughout the year
Теми
time
|events
|core_vocabulary
Примери
- The festival will continue for three days.
- The negotiations continued into the night.
- Her influence continues to this day.
- The strike will continue until demands are met.
- This tradition has continued for centuries.
Примери за учащи
- The rain continues all day.
- The meeting will continue for two hours.
- The party continues until morning.
- The show continues next week.
- The noise continues all night.
Граматика
Речникова форма
continue
IPA
GB/kəntˈɪnju/
US/kəntˈɪnju/
Срички и ударение
con - tin - ue (3 срички)
Stress on 2nd syllable (tin)
Форми на думата
Verb
- Base: continue
- 3rd Person Singular: continues
- Present Participle: continuing
- Past: continued
Семейство думи
Forms
continues
verb
continuing
verb
continued
verb
Core family
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
discontinue
verb B2
discontinuation
noun
Advanced or less common
discontinuous
adjective
discontinuity
noun
Изрази
continue on
1/kəntˈɪnju ˈɔn/
phrasal verb
Keep moving forward
To keep going in the same direction or with the same plan.
Примери
- We decided to continue on despite the bad weather.
- After a short break, they continued on with their journey.
continue with
1/kəntˈɪnju wˈɪθ/
phrasal verb
Proceed with an activity
To keep doing a particular thing that you have already started.
Примери
- Let's continue with the next question.
- She continued with her work even during the storm.