continue
gb/kəntˈɪnju/ us/kəntˈɪnju/
A2
Αγγλικά
~ 400
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
Ρήμα
A2
action
1
Keep doing something
To keep doing something without stopping.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to continue [doing something]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'continue to do' and 'continue doing'; both are correct but may have slight emphasis differences.
Συνώνυμα
persist (Slightly more formal; often used for determined effort despite difficulty.)
Αντώνυμα
stop (Means to bring an action to an end.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
continue working
|continue talking
|continue studying
|continue playing
Θέματα
daily life
|work
|education
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- 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.
Ρήμα
A2
action
2
Resume after a pause
To start doing something again after stopping for a short time.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to continue [something] after [pause/interruption]
Συνώνυμα
resume (More formal; often used in professional or official contexts.)
Αντώνυμα
abandon (Means to give up on an activity completely.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
continue after the break
|continue discussion
|continue journey
Θέματα
daily life
|work
|time
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- 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.
Ρήμα
B1
state
3
Exist or happen over time
To keep happening or to stay for some time.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to continue for [time period]
Συνώνυμα
last (Often used for duration of events or objects; slightly more informal in some contexts.)
Αντώνυμα
end (Means to finish or stop happening.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
continue for hours
|continue until midnight
|continue throughout the year
Θέματα
time
|events
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- 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.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
continue
IPA
GB/kəntˈɪnju/
US/kəntˈɪnju/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
con - tin - ue (3 συλλαβές)
Stress on 2nd syllable (tin)
Τύποι λέξης
Verb
- Base: continue
- 3rd Person Singular: continues
- Present Participle: continuing
- Past: continued
Οικογένεια λέξεων
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
Εκφράσεις
continue on
1/kəntˈɪnju ˈɔn/
phrasal verb
Keep moving forward
To keep going in the same direction or with the same plan.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- Let's continue with the next question.
- She continued with her work even during the storm.