Kilo Lingo

continue

/kənˈtɪnjuː/

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Translation

To keep doing something without stopping.

Word origin

From Latin continuare, meaning to join together or carry on, which came into English through Old French.

Origin
Latin
Root
continuare
English cognates
continual, continent

Grammar

Verb typeregular (continue, continues, continued)

Examples

Please reading .

"Continue" means to keep going without stopping.

.

"Continues" is the form used with he, she, or it.

through .

"Continued" is the past form of "continue".

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This word is part of lesson 9.