| verb | continue a certain state, condition, or activity “Keep on working!” |
| verb | continue talking; he continued, “I know it's hard,” |
| verb | keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last “preserve the peace in the family” |
| verb | move ahead; travel onward in time or space “We proceeded towards Washington” |
| verb | allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature “We cannot continue several servants any longer” |
| verb | do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop “We continued our research into the cause of the illness” |
| verb | continue after an interruption “The demonstration continued after a break for lunch” |
| verb | continue in a place, position, or situation “After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser” |
| verb | span an interval of distance, space or time “The war extended over five years” |
| verb | exist over a prolonged period of time “The bad weather continued for two more weeks” |
| continuation | noun | the consequence of being lengthened in duration |
| continuance | noun | the act of continuing an activity without interruption |
| upholder | noun | someone who upholds or maintains |
| preservation | noun | the condition of being (well or ill) preserved |
| procession | noun | the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) |
| stay | noun | continuing or remaining in a place or state |
| extent | noun | the distance or area or volume over which something extends |