Word Finder - continuing

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To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity).

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Do you want me to continue to unload these?

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To make last; to prolong.

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To retain (someone or something) in a given state, position, etc.

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To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.

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To resume.

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When will the concert continue?

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To adjourn, prorogue, put off.

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This meeting has been continued to the thirteenth of July.

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To make a continuation bet.

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A continuation.

He's fully committed to continuing this adventure.

He nodded, continuing to dry the pan.

He graduated at Harvard in 1863, continuing to study languages and philosophy with zeal; spent two years in the Harvard law school, and opened an office in Boston; but soon devoted the greater portion of his time to writing for periodicals.

The hand left her breast, caressing its way down her side, pausing briefly on her waist and then continuing down her hip.

By the time the Deans returned, most of Bird Song's guests had scattered off to the continuing Fourth of July happenings.

If the Federal Government is continuing to dog us, they are doing so clandestinely, as we've heard nothing of their activities.

It next plunges through the deep ravine of Finstermiinz, and, continuing in the main a north-easterly direction, receives at Landeck the Rosanna.

A man may live on in the world by his teaching and example as a power for good, a factor of human progress, and he may also be continuing and completing his course under conditions still more favourable to all most worthy in him.

Springs which would equalize the discharge of rivers by continuing to pour water into their beds after the rainy season has passed seem entirely absent in the interior.

He also persuaded the new ruler to inaugurate, as King Humbert I., the new dynastical epoch of the kings of Italy, instead of continuing as Humbert IV.

Failure to comply with any of the rules renders a company " liable for each offence, on conviction under the Summary Jurisdiction Acts, to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds, or in the case of a continuing offence to a fine not exceeding ten pounds for every day during which the offence continues after conviction."

The periodicity shows itself in the form of an exacerbation of the still continuing fever, and that exacerbation may take place twentyfour hours after the first onset, or the interval may be only half that period, or it may be double.

For the next two years confusion reigned supreme among the numerous factions in Ireland, O'Neill supporting the party led by Rinuccini, though continuing to profess loyalty to Ormonde as the king of England's representative.

They seem almost entirely to have exhausted their northward velocity by the time they have reached the northern extremity of the great Indian plain; they are not felt on the table-lands of Afghanistan, and hardly penetrate into the Indus basin or the ranges of the Himalaya, by which mountains, and those which branch off from them into the Malay peninsula, they are prevented from continuing their progress in the direction originally imparted to them.

After donning a heavy jacket against the mountain chill and continuing dampness, she kissed her husband goodbye.

He turned on some music with weak intentions of continuing his sheriff reading but instead just sat there, finishing the last of the merlot.

He slept little, continuing to regret his lack of action throughout the night.

He paused for a moment before continuing, Elisabeth, I used to believe living an eternity would be more than I could endure.

His big mouth was continuing to place the woman in harm's way.

He squatted beside the cot, continuing to rub her back.

They met in the field and talked for a few minutes and then separated – Rob continuing toward the guest house and Alex and Gerald angled toward the footbridge.

Continuing to let Alex treat her and others this way could cause their children to be intimidated by others the way Felipa was.

In his initial declaration to the chamber the new premier had declared his intention of continuing the policy of the late cabinet, pledging the new ministry to a policy of conciliation, to the consideration of old age pensions, an income-tax, separation of Church and State.

Two years later she was reconciled to her husband, by whom she had no children; and, continuing to the end to intrigue both in Scotland and England, she died at Methven Castle on the 18th of October 1541.

The monuments discovered there, although only those in hard stone have survived, are more important than at any other site in the Delta except Tanis and cover a wider range, commencing with Khufu (Cheops) and continuing to the thirtieth dynasty.

At this point the river turns sharply a little north of east, continuing on that course somewhat over 40 m.

Hence if all the energy supplied to the train is utilized at one axle there is the fundamental relation RV (I) Continuing the above arithmetical illustration, if the wheels to the axle of which the torque is applied are 4 ft.

She finished pealing the potato and threw it into the pan before continuing.

He paused, taking a bite of the sweet potatoes, chewing them and then swallowing before continuing.

They walked past Darian, with the Black God hesitating before continuing on.

On continuing the heating, the viscosity diminishes while the colour remains the same.

The Thames follows a devious course through London, and the fine embankments on its north side, nowhere continuing uninterruptedly for more than 2 m., do not form important thoroughfares, with the exception of the Victoria Embankment.

She hesitated, drawing a deep breath before continuing.

We were in strong disagreement over continuing.

The pastor continued as if we hadn't taken nearly a three hour break, mostly continuing his sermon.

He assessed her for a moment before continuing.

Taking pity on the sad flowers, she bought a bunch before continuing on her journey home.

Or whatever, she paused, as if waiting for his response, before continuing.

At her hesitation, he motioned for her to sit again and turned, continuing to block Kris from sight.

Hannah stopped at an intersection, and Katie took her hand again, continuing down the hall toward the second stairwell.

He paused before continuing.

Sarah allowed her hope to sink in before continuing.

But, Elise paused, studying the results, before continuing.

Even the thunder of the underworld sounded weird.  Katie glanced towards the sky, silently cursing the rain.  She made her way over a fallen log and waited for Deidre before continuing.

Mayer pushed up his sleeve and scratched a bony elbow before continuing.

She paused a moment before continuing.

Jonathan Winston looked at Dean for a long minute before continuing.

Joalland, reached the lake from the middle Niger, continuing his journey round the north end to Kanem.

Continuing in a north-easterly direction Oxley struck the Macquarie river at a place he called Wellington, and from this place in the following year he organized a second expedition in hopes of discovering an inland sea.

The hindrance, however, to the general development of trade which the act involved aroused at once loud complaints, tO which Cromwell turned a deaf ear, continuing to seize Dutch ships trading in forbidden goods.