Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Continue \Con*tin"ue\, v. t.
   1. To unite; to connect. [Obs.]

            the use of the navel is to continue the infant unto
            the mother.                           --Sir T.
                                                  browne.

   2. To protract or extend in duration; to preserve or persist
      in; to cease not.

            O continue thy loving kindness unto them that know
            thee.                                 --Ps. xxxvi.
                                                  10.

            You know how to make yourself happy by only
            continuing such a life as you have been long
            acustomed to lead.                    --Pope.

   3. To carry onward or extend; to prolong or produce; to add
      to or draw out in length.

            A bridge of wond'rous length, From hell continued,
            reaching th' utmost orb of this frail world.
                                                  --Milton.

   4. To retain; to suffer or cause to remain; as, the trustees
      were continued; also, to suffer to live.

            And how shall we continue Claudio.    --Shak.

Continue \Con*tin"ue\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Continued}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Continuing}.] [F. continuer, L. continuare,
   -tinuatum, to connect, continue, fr. continuus. See
   {Continuous}, and cf. {Continuate}.]
   1. To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in
      connection with; to abide; to stay.

            Here to continue, and build up here A growing
            empire.                               --Milton.

            They continue with me now three days, and have
            nothing to eat.                       --Matt. xv.
                                                  32.

   2. To be permanent or durable; to endure; to last.

            But now thy kingdom shall not continue. --1 Sam.
                                                  xiii. 14.

   3. To be steadfast or constant in any course; to persevere;
      to abide; to endure; to persist; to keep up or maintain a
      particular condition, course, or series of actions; as,
      the army continued to advance.

            If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples
            indeed.                               --John viii.
                                                  31.

   Syn: To persevere; persist. See {Persevere}.

Source : WordNet®

continue
     v 1: continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on
          working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep
          smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight"
          [syn: {go on}, {proceed}, {go along}, {keep}] [ant: {discontinue}]
     2: continue with one's activities; "I know it's hard," he
        continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we
        are not in the room" [syn: {go on}, {carry on}, {proceed}]
     3: keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or
        last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the
        family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions" [syn: {uphold},
         {carry on}, {bear on}, {preserve}] [ant: {discontinue}]
     4: move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded
        towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of
        the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now" [syn: {proceed},
         {go forward}]
     5: allow to remain in a place or position; "We cannot continue
        several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The
        family's fortune waned and they could not keep their
        household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot
        keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could"
        [syn: {retain}, {keep}, {keep on}, {keep going}]
     6: carry forward; "We continued our research into the cause of
        the illness" [syn: {persist in}]
     7: continue after an interruption; "The demonstration continued
        after a break for lunch"
     8: continue in a place, position, or situation; "After
        graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student
        adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student
        protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She
        continued as deputy mayor for another year" [syn: {stay},
        {stay on}, {remain}]
     9: exist over a prolonged period of time; "The bad weather
        continued for two more weeks"