continue
gb/kəntˈɪnju/ us/kəntˈɪnju/
A2
Anglų
~ 400
Reikšmės
0 reikšmių
Veiksmažodis
A2
action
1
Keep doing something
To keep doing something without stopping.
Vartosenos šablonas:
to continue [doing something]
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'continue to do' and 'continue doing'; both are correct but may have slight emphasis differences.
Sinonimai
persist (Slightly more formal; often used for determined effort despite difficulty.)
Antonimai
stop (Means to bring an action to an end.)
Kolokacijos
continue working
|continue talking
|continue studying
|continue playing
Temos
daily life
|work
|education
|core_vocabulary
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Veiksmažodis
A2
action
2
Resume after a pause
To start doing something again after stopping for a short time.
Vartosenos šablonas:
to continue [something] after [pause/interruption]
Sinonimai
resume (More formal; often used in professional or official contexts.)
Antonimai
abandon (Means to give up on an activity completely.)
Kolokacijos
continue after the break
|continue discussion
|continue journey
Temos
daily life
|work
|time
|core_vocabulary
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Veiksmažodis
B1
state
3
Exist or happen over time
To keep happening or to stay for some time.
Vartosenos šablonas:
to continue for [time period]
Sinonimai
last (Often used for duration of events or objects; slightly more informal in some contexts.)
Antonimai
end (Means to finish or stop happening.)
Kolokacijos
continue for hours
|continue until midnight
|continue throughout the year
Temos
time
|events
|core_vocabulary
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
continue
IPA
GB/kəntˈɪnju/
US/kəntˈɪnju/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
con - tin - ue (3 skiemenys)
Stress on 2nd syllable (tin)
Žodžio formos
Verb
- Base: continue
- 3rd Person Singular: continues
- Present Participle: continuing
- Past: continued
Žodžių šeima
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
Posakiai
continue on
1/kəntˈɪnju ˈɔn/
phrasal verb
Keep moving forward
To keep going in the same direction or with the same plan.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Pavyzdžiai
- Let's continue with the next question.
- She continued with her work even during the storm.