Continued

//kənˈtɪn.juːd// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of continue form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Prolonged; unstopped. dated, not-comparable

    "1797, Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, J. S. Barr (editor and translator), Barr's Buffon: Buffon's Natural Hiſtory, page 20, […] and for the pronunciation of F, a more continued ſound is neceſſary than for that of any of the conſonants."

  2. 2
    Uninterrupted. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    without stop or interruption wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
ceaselessconnectedconstantcontinualcontinuingcontinuous

Example

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"Corporate bankruptcies continued at a high level last month."

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to be continued

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