Con*tin"ue (?), v. i. [imp.
& p. p. Continued (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Continuing.] [F. continuer, L.
continuare, -tinuatum, to connect, continue, fr.
continuus. See Continuous, and cf.
Continuate.] 1. To remain in a given
place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to
stay.
Here to continue, and build up here
A growing empire.
Milton.
They continue with me now three days, and
have nothing to eat.
Matt. xv. 32.
2. To be permanent or durable; to endure;
to last.
But now thy kingdom shall not continue.
1 Sam. xiii. 14.
3. To be steadfast or constant in any
course; to persevere; to abide; to endure; to persist; to keep up
or maintain a particular condition, course, or series of actions;
as, the army continued to advance.
If ye continue in my word, then are ye my
disciples indeed.
John viii. 31.
Syn. -- To persevere; persist. See
Persevere.
Con*tin"ue, v. t.
1. To unite; to connect. [Obs.]
the use of the navel is to continue the
infant unto the mother.
Sir T. browne.
2. To protract or extend in duration; to
preserve or persist in; to cease not.
O continue thy loving kindness unto them
that know thee.
Ps. xxxvi. 10.
You know how to make yourself happy by only
continuing such a life as you have been long accustomed to
lead.
Pope.
3. To carry onward or extend; to prolong
or produce; to add to or draw out in length.
A bridge of wond'rous length,
From hell continued, reaching th' utmost orb
of this frail world.
Milton.
4. To retain; to suffer or cause to
remain; as, the trustees were continued; also, to suffer
to live.
And how shall we continue Claudio.
Shak.
