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Continue

/kənˈtɪnjuː/

An option allowing a gamer to resume play after game over, when all lives have been lost.

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📖 Definitions of "Continue"

noun

1
An option allowing a gamer to resume play after game over, when all lives have been lost.
2
A statement which causes a loop to start executing the next iteration, skipping the statements following it.

verb

1
To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity).
"Do you want me to continue to unload these?"
2
To make last; to prolong.
3
To retain (someone or something) in a given state, position, etc.
4
To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.

🔄 Synonyms of "Continue"

15 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
retainverb	(transitive) Often followed by from: to hold back (someone or something); to check, to prevent, to restrain, to stop.
preserveverb	To protect; to keep from harm or injury.
keepverb	(transitive) To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
proceedverb	To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to carry on.
remainverb	To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.
stayverb	(intransitive) To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.
carry onverb	(idiomatic, intransitive) To continue or proceed as before.
stay onverb	(idiomatic) to continue in a place or situation, while others leave.
go alongverb	To participate, cooperate, or conform.
bear onverb	To influence, have an effect on.
go forwardverb	move ahead; travel onward in time or space
keep onverb	(transitive, idiomatic) To persist or continue.
persist inverb	carry forward
go onverb	(intransitive) To continue an action.
upholdverb	To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling

↔️ Antonyms of "Continue"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
ceaseverb	(formal, intransitive) To stop.
stopverb	(intransitive) To cease moving.
give upverb	(transitive) To stop or quit (an activity, etc.)
quitverb	(usually followed by of) Released from obligation, penalty, etc; free, clear, or rid.
discontinueverb	(transitive) To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying.
lay offverb	(transitive, chiefly US, idiomatic) (of an employer) To dismiss (workers) from employment, e.g. at a time of low business volume or through no fault of the worker, often with a severance package.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Continue"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
carry onverb	(idiomatic, intransitive) To continue or proceed as before.
keep onverb	(transitive, idiomatic) To persist or continue.
keepverb	(transitive) To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
go onverb	(intransitive) To continue an action.
stayverb	(intransitive) To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.
stay onverb	(idiomatic) to continue in a place or situation, while others leave.
proceedverb	To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to carry on.
retainverb	(transitive) Often followed by from: to hold back (someone or something); to check, to prevent, to restrain, to stop.
bear onverb	To influence, have an effect on.
upholdverb	To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling
remainverb	To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.
go alongverb	To participate, cooperate, or conform.
preserveverb	To protect; to keep from harm or injury.
go forwardverb	move ahead; travel onward in time or space
persist inverb	carry forward
plow aheadverb	To continue doing something difficult; to continue without regard for resistance.
keepsnoun	Only used in for keeps
maintainverb	To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.).
endureverb	(intransitive) To continue or carry on, despite obstacles or hardships; to persist.
go aheadverb	(imperative) Used to grant permission for or to give endorsement of a suggestion or proposal.