continue

Con*tin"ue , v. t. 1. To unite; to connect. [Obs.]

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.

Con*tin"ue (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Continued (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Continuing.]

[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.

Syn. -- To persevere; persist. See Persevere.