Mathematics is the part of science you could continue to do if you woke up tomorrow and discovered the universe was gone.
Source: tatoeba (1695)
Continue
//kənˈtɪn.juː//
Synonyms for "continue" (214 found)
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Verb(12 words)
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Related words (107)
maintain continuitynever ceasenot accept compromiseoccur oftenoutlastoutlivepasspass byperdureperennateperpetuateperseverepersistpersist inpick uppigeonholepostponepress onprevailproceed with
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distinct from
2 entrieshas context
4 entriesmanner of
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15 entriesTranslations
139 translations across 61 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- διατελέω verb (transitive: proceed)
Arabic
4 entries- اِسْتَمَرَّ verb (transitive: proceed)
- اِسْتَمَرَّ verb (intransitive: resume)
- تَابَعَ verb (transitive: proceed)
- تَابَعَ verb (intransitive: resume)
Armenian
1 entries- շարունակել verb (transitive: proceed)
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
4 entries- ܚܲܡܣܸܢ verb (transitive: proceed)
- ܟܵܬܹܪ verb (transitive: proceed)
- ܟܵܬܹܪ verb (intransitive: resume)
- ܥܲܪܩܸܠ verb (transitive: proceed)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- davam etmək verb (transitive: proceed)
Basque
1 entries- jarraitu verb (transitive: proceed)
Belarusian
4 entries- прадаўжа́ць verb (transitive: proceed)
- прадо́ўжыць verb (transitive: proceed)
- праця́гваць verb (transitive: proceed)
- працягну́ць verb (transitive: proceed)
Bulgarian
4 entries- запа́звам се verb (intransitive: resume)
- оста́вам verb (intransitive: resume)
- продължа́вам verb (transitive: proceed)
- тра́я verb (transitive: proceed)
Catalan
2 entries- continuar verb (transitive: proceed)
- continuar verb (intransitive: resume)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 繼續 /继续 verb (transitive: proceed)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 持續 /持续 verb (transitive: proceed)
- 持續 /持续 verb (intransitive: resume)
- 繼續 /继续 verb (transitive: proceed)
- 繼續 /继续 verb (intransitive: resume)
Czech
2 entries- pokračovat verb (transitive: proceed)
- pokračovat verb (intransitive: resume)
Danish
3 entries- fortsætte verb (transitive: proceed)
- fortsætte verb (intransitive: resume)
- pågå verb (transitive: proceed)
Dutch
4 entries- doorgaan verb (transitive: proceed)
- herbeginnen verb (intransitive: resume)
- verdergaan verb (transitive: proceed)
- verdergaan verb (intransitive: resume)
Esperanto
3 entries- daŭrigi verb (transitive: proceed)
- kontinui verb (intransitive: resume)
- pluigi verb (transitive: proceed)
Estonian
3 entries- jätkama verb (transitive: proceed)
- jätkuma verb (transitive: proceed)
- jätkuma verb (intransitive: resume)
Finnish
2 entries- jatkaa verb (transitive: proceed)
- jatkua verb (intransitive: resume)
French
2 entries- continuer verb (transitive: proceed)
- continuer verb (intransitive: resume)
Georgian
4 entries- გაგრძელება verb (transitive: proceed)
- გაგრძელება verb (intransitive: resume)
- განახლება verb (intransitive: resume)
- განგრძობა verb (transitive: proceed)
German
4 entries- etwas weiter tun verb (transitive: proceed)
- fortfahren verb (intransitive: resume)
- fortsetzen verb (transitive: proceed)
- weiterhin etwas tun verb (transitive: proceed)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐌿𐌽𐍃𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 verb (intransitive: resume)
Greek
3 entries- εξακολουθώ verb (transitive: proceed)
- συνεχίζω verb (transitive: proceed)
- συνεχίζω verb (intransitive: resume)
Hebrew
2 entries- הִמְשִׁיךְ verb (transitive: proceed)
- נמשך verb (intransitive: resume)
Hindi
2 entries- करते रहना verb (transitive: proceed)
- बने रहना verb (transitive: proceed)
Hungarian
2 entries- folytat verb (transitive: proceed)
- folytatódik verb (intransitive: resume)
Ido
2 entries- durar verb (transitive: proceed)
- durar verb (intransitive: resume)
Italian
2 entries- continuare verb (transitive: proceed)
- continuare verb (intransitive: resume)
Japanese
2 entries- 続く verb (intransitive: resume)
- 続ける verb (transitive: proceed)
Khmer
1 entries- បន្ត verb (transitive: proceed)
Korean
2 entries- 계속하다 verb (transitive: proceed)
- 계속하다 verb (intransitive: resume)
Kumyk
1 entries- узатмакъ verb (transitive: proceed)
Ladino
1 entries- siguir verb (transitive: proceed)
Latin
4 entries- continuo verb (transitive: proceed)
- continuo verb (intransitive: resume)
- pergo verb (intransitive: resume)
- pergō verb (transitive: proceed)
Latvian
2 entries- turpināt verb (transitive: proceed)
- turpināties verb (intransitive: resume)
Lithuanian
1 entries- tęsti verb (transitive: proceed)
Macedonian
2 entries- продолжи verb (transitive: proceed)
- продолжува verb (transitive: proceed)
Māori
2 entries- moroki verb (transitive: proceed)
- taimau verb (transitive: proceed)
Ngazidja Comorian
1 entries- uɗunga verb (transitive: proceed)
Norman
2 entries- continnuer verb (transitive: proceed)
- continnuer verb (intransitive: resume)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- fortsette verb (transitive: proceed)
Occitan
1 entries- contunhar verb (transitive: proceed)
Old English
2 entries- þurhwunian verb (transitive: proceed)
- þurhwunian verb (intransitive: resume)
Persian
1 entries- ادامه دادن verb (transitive: proceed)
Polish
2 entries- kontynuować verb (transitive: proceed)
- kontynuować verb (intransitive: resume)
Portuguese
3 entries- continuar verb (transitive: proceed)
- continuar verb (intransitive: resume)
- seguir verb (transitive: proceed)
Romanian
1 entries- continua verb (transitive: proceed)
Russian
4 entries- продо́лжить verb (transitive: proceed)
- продо́лжиться verb (intransitive: resume)
- продолжа́ть verb (transitive: proceed)
- продолжа́ться verb (intransitive: resume)
Scottish Gaelic
3 entries- lean air verb (transitive: proceed)
- lean air verb (intransitive: resume)
- mair verb (intransitive: resume)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- nastavljati verb (transitive: proceed)
Slovak
1 entries- pokračovať verb (transitive: proceed)
Southern Altai
1 entries- узадар verb (transitive: proceed)
Spanish
4 entries- continuar verb (transitive: proceed)
- continuar verb (intransitive: resume)
- proseguir verb (transitive: proceed)
- proseguir verb (intransitive: resume)
Swahili
2 entries- endelea verb (transitive: proceed)
- endelea verb (intransitive: resume)
Swedish
3 entries- fortsätta verb (transitive: proceed)
- fortsätta verb (intransitive: resume)
- pågå verb (transitive: proceed)
Tamil
2 entries- தொடர் verb (transitive: proceed)
- தொடர் verb (intransitive: resume)
Thai
1 entries- ทำต่อไป verb (transitive: proceed)
Turkish
4 entries- devam etmek verb (transitive: proceed)
- devam etmek verb (intransitive: resume)
- sürdürmek verb (intransitive: resume)
- sürmek verb (transitive: proceed)
Ukrainian
2 entries- продо́вжити verb (transitive: proceed)
- продо́вжувати verb (transitive: proceed)
Venetan
1 entries- seguitare verb (transitive: proceed)
Vietnamese
1 entries- tiếp tục verb (transitive: proceed)
Yiddish
1 entries- ווײַטער verb (intransitive: resume)
Sample sentences
26 total sentences available.
You continue making the same mistakes time after time.
Source: tatoeba (16249)
You'll find yourself in deep water if you continue to live beyond your means.
Source: tatoeba (16702)
Once you begin, you must continue.
Source: tatoeba (16781)
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