continuev. i.[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.)()v. t.1. To unite; to connect.()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 accustomed 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.)