continue in WordNet English dictionary

1. 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"
   continue  uphold  carry on  bear on  preserve 
   
2. continue talking
   "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"
   continue  go on  carry on  proceed 
   
3. exist over a prolonged period of time
   "The bad weather continued for two more weeks"
   continue 
   
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"
   proceed  go forward  continue 
   
5. allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
   "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"; "She retained her composure"; "this garment retains its shape even after many washings"
   retain  continue  keep  keep on 
   
6. 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"
   continue  go on  proceed  go along  keep 
   
7. span an interval of distance, space or time
   "The war extended over five years"; "The period covered the turn of the century"; "My land extends over the hills on the horizon"; "This farm covers some 200 acres"; "The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles"
   cover  continue  extend 
   
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"
   stay  stay on  continue  remain 
   
9. continue after an interruption
   "The demonstration continued after a break for lunch"
   continue 
   
10. do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop
    "We continued our research into the cause of the illness"; "The landlord persists in asking us to move"
    continue  persist in