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(v)
(idiomatic, intransitive) To continue or proceed as before.
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(transitive, idiomatic) To persist or continue.
(transitive) To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
(intransitive) To continue an action.
(intransitive) To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.
(idiomatic) to continue in a place or situation, while others leave.
To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to carry on.
(transitive) Often followed by from: to hold back (someone or something); to check, to prevent, to restrain, to stop.
To influence, have an effect on.
To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling
To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.
To participate, cooperate, or conform.
To protect; to keep from harm or injury.
move ahead; travel onward in time or space
carry forward
To continue doing something difficult; to continue without regard for resistance.
(n)
Only used in for keeps
To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.).
(intransitive) To continue or carry on, despite obstacles or hardships; to persist.
(imperative) Used to grant permission for or to give endorsement of a suggestion or proposal.
(transitive) To maintain, or keep in existence.
(transitive) To make whole or entire.
(adj)
That sustains, supports or provides sustenance.
(intransitive) To go on stubbornly or resolutely.
To position or be positioned physically:
The act of one who proceeds, or who prosecutes a design or transaction.
To help the progress of (something); to further.
(comparative form of far) More distant; relatively distant.
Movement or advancement through a series of events, or points in time; development through time.
(ambitransitive) To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching.
The property of being persistent.
(intransitive) To become stable.
(transitive) To aim for, go after (a specified objective, situation etc.).
pursuit
(transitive) To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of.
The act of pursuing.
(transitive) To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.
(transitive, ditransitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere.
(transitive) To pursue.
(ambitransitive) To do (something) in front of an audience, such as acting or music, often in order to entertain.
(transitive) To advance, promote.
Able to be produced or sustained for an indefinite period without damaging the environment, or without depleting a resource; renewable.
(intransitive) To endure, continue over time.
showing maintenance or attention
The act of extending; a stretching out; enlargement in length, breadth, or time; an increase.
(formal, intransitive) To stop.
(intransitive) To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another.
(transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
The act of doing maintenance.
Held continuously at a certain level.
(transitive) To cause to increase in extent.
Actions performed to keep some machine or system functioning or in service.
(intransitive) To cease moving.
(transitive) To increase the extent, number, volume or scope of (something).
Obstinately refusing to give up or let go.
(transitive) To start (something) again that has been stopped or paused from the point at which it was stopped or paused; continue, carry on.
(transitive) To grasp or grip.
(adv)
Another time: indicating a repeat of an action.
(transitive) To possess, own.
The act of prolonging existence, of keeping something alive or active.
(transitive) To lead; to direct; to be in charge of (people or tasks)
(transitive) To make (something) new again; to restore to freshness or original condition.
Recurring in steady, rapid succession.
(uncountable) The action of continuing.
Presently or currently happening; being in progress.
The act or state of continuing or being continued; uninterrupted extension or succession
(intransitive) To make sure or certain of something (usually some future event or condition).
(transitive) To make flat and level.
(especially US) Alternative form of any more. [(in negative or interrogative constructions) From a given time onwards; longer, again.]
Lack of interruption or disconnection; the quality of being continuous in space or time.
Coming next, either in sequence or in time.
At all times; throughout all time; since the beginning.
In regular or repeated succession; very often.
(nonstandard, West Country) To get.
To move swiftly.
One who longs or yearns for something.
(transitive) To form (something) by combining materials or parts.
(transitive) To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
(ambitransitive) To exert weight or force against, to act upon with force or weight; to exert pressure upon.
Maintenance; support; provision; feed.
(transitive) To watch over; to guard.
(transitive, law) To start criminal proceedings against.
(law) The institution of legal proceedings (particularly criminal) against a person.
(transitive) To file a legal action against someone, generally a non-criminal (civil) action.
Unchanged through time or space; permanent.
Without pause.
Without stopping; without a break, cessation, or interruption.
(transitive, slang, ice hockey) To act like a goon; to act in an intimidating or aggressive way towards opponents.
Without motion.
(transitive or intransitive) To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.
(transitive) To train or educate (someone) while they are working; to give on-the-job training to.
To pursue in a manner to do harm or cruelty to; especially, because of the victim's race, sexual identity, or adherence to a particular belief.
(intransitive) To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without motion.
(transitive) To cause to make a click; to operate (a switch, etc) so that it makes a click.
To create a fort, fortifications, a strong point, or a redoubt.
To continue over time.
Engraved or embossed decoration.