CONTINUE, verb intransitive [Latin , to hold. See Tenet.] 1. To remain in a state, or place; to abide for any time indefinitely. The multitude continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat. Matthew 15:32. 2. To last; to be durable; to endure; to be permanent. Thy kingdom shall not continue 1 Samuel 13:14. 3. To persevere; to be steadfast or constant in any course. If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed. John 8:31. CONTINUE, verb transitive 1. To protract; not to cease from or to terminate. O continue thy loving kindness to them that know thee. Psalms 36:10. 2. To extend from one thing to another; to produce or draw out in length. continue the line from A to B. Let the line be continued to the boundary. 3. To persevere in; not to cease to do or use; as, to continue the same diet. 4. To hold to or unite. [Not used.] The navel continues the infant to its mother.
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