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Please continue reading the next page.
What does Continue mean?
To keep going.
Dictionary definition
To keep going without stopping.
Example sentences
Continue in a sentence
medium
The game will continue after the break.
hard
To continue means to keep going instead of stopping.
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Practice 1
What does continue mean?
Continue means to keep going without stopping.
Practice 2
Which word or phrase is closest in meaning to continue?
Keep going is close in meaning to continue in this context.
Practice 3
Which word or phrase is a good contrast to continue?
Stop gives a useful opposite or contrast to continue.
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kun · tin · yoo · strongest beat: tin
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WordContinue.
Partverb.
MeaningContinue means To keep going.
ExampleExample: Please continue reading the next page.
Word breakdown
3 syllables. Say each part, then blend the word.
- Syllables
- kun · tin · yoo
- Strongest beat
- tin
- Ending
- yoo
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on tin.
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Synonyms
Words like Continue
keep goingA similar word or phrase for continue in this meaning.
carry onA similar word or phrase for continue in this meaning.
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Word family
Continue word family
Base word
continue
verb
continue
Base form.
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Student support
Understand Continue
Hint for students
Continue means to keep going or keep doing something.
Common mix-up
Continue is not the same as start. Start means begin; continue means keep going after something has already begun.
Try it in class or at home
Write one sentence that shows continue without using the word continue. Model sentence: Even after the break, the team kept working on the mural. Clue words: after the break, kept working, mural Now try your own sentence. Ask: Does my sentence show something going on instead of stopping?
Teacher prompt
Ask students to explain this model sentence: 'Please continue reading after the bell.' Why does continue fit better than stop?
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