{
    "term": "continue",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "continue",
            "heSheIt": "continues"
        },
        "pastSimple": "continued",
        "pastParticiple": "continued",
        "ingForm": "continuing"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to keep existing or happening without stopping",
            "sensetop": "+ adv./prep.+ adj.continue to do somethingcontinue doing something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "If the current **trend continues**, that number will increase 165 per cent by 2050."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Police have not yet made any arrests, but investigations continue."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The exhibition continues until 25 July.",
                    "contextForm": "+ adv./prep."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Fighting **continued for** four **years**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The rain will continue into the evening."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Unions declared that the strike would continue indefinitely."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Life continued on as normal."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Work continues apace on the second phase of the development."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The tradition **continues to this day**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The violence **continues unabated**.",
                    "contextForm": "+ adj."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The economy is **continuing to grow**.",
                    "contextForm": "continue to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The number of car accident deaths is continuing to decline."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Costs **continued to rise**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The rain continued to fall all afternoon."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The rain continued falling all afternoon.",
                    "contextForm": "continue doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The process continued throughout the day."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Work continued until nightfall."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The trial is expected to continue for three months."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Work on the new road is expected to continue for another two months."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to keep doing something without stopping",
            "sensetop": "continue doing somethingcontinue to do somethingcontinue somethingcontinue (with something)",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She wanted to **continue working** until she was 60.",
                    "contextForm": "continue doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He vowed to continue fighting."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We will **continue to work** closely with our international partners on this.",
                    "contextForm": "continue to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He continued to ignore everything I was saying."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **continue a tradition/trend**",
                    "contextForm": "continue something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The board of inquiry is continuing its investigations."
                },
                {
                    "text": "An estimated 2 per cent of the population **continue their education** beyond secondary school."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She moved to New York to **continue her studies**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He **continued his work** in secret."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His mother vowed to **continue her fight** for justice."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Are you going to continue with the project?",
                    "contextForm": "continue (with something)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "At the age of 70 she still runs 5 kilometres every day and intends to continue for as long as she can."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We need your support to enable us to continue with our work."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She wanted to continue working after the baby was born."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The council has voted to continue using pesticides in public parks."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The orchestra continues its policy of commissioning major new works."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Both governments will continue efforts to iron out their political differences."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Please continue with the work you were doing before."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to go or move further in the same direction",
            "sensetop": "+ adv./prep.",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The rough track continues, but it quickly disappears into undergrowth."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The path continued over rough, rocky ground.",
                    "contextForm": "+ adv./prep."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He continued on his way."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The road continues through the village of Knightwick."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to remain in a particular job or condition",
            "sensetop": "continue as something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She will continue in her present job until a replacement can be found."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I want you to continue as project manager.",
                    "contextForm": "continue as something"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "to start or start something again after stopping for a time",
            "sensetop": "continue something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The story continues in our next issue."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They had to **continue their journey** on foot.",
                    "contextForm": "continue something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We shall continue our discussion of retailing in Chapter 7."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The story will be continued in our next issue."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "to start speaking again after stopping",
            "sensetop": "continue something+ speech",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Please continue—I didn't mean to interrupt."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She simply turned her back to me and **continued her** phone **conversation**.",
                    "contextForm": "continue something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘In fact,’ he continued, ‘I'd like to congratulate you.’",
                    "contextForm": "+ speech"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈtɪnjuː/",
                "audio": "xc/continue/xcontinue__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈtɪnjuːz/",
                "audio": "xc/continue/xcontinues__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈtɪnjuːd/",
                "audio": "xc/continue/xcontinued__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈtɪnjuːɪŋ/",
                "audio": "xc/continue/xcontinuing__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈtɪnjuː/",
                "audio": "xc/continue/xcontinue__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈtɪnjuːz/",
                "audio": "xc/continue/xcontinues__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈtɪnjuːd/",
                "audio": "xc/continue/xcontinued__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈtɪnjuːɪŋ/",
                "audio": "xc/continue/xcontinuing__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French continuer, from Latin continuare, from continuus ‘uninterrupted’, from continere ‘hang together’ (from con- ‘together with’ + tenere ‘hold’)."
}