Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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®

continuing
     adj : remaining in force or being carried on without letup; "the
           act provided a continuing annual appropriation"; "the
           continuing struggle to put food on the table"