(transitive) To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity).
Used in a Sentence
continues
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for continues.
Editorial note
It seems to me that the value of the degree is going down, yet the price continues to rise.
Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
(transitive) To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity).
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of continues gathered in one view.
(intransitive) To resume.
(transitive) To make last; to prolong.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for continues.
verb
(transitive) To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity).
verb
(intransitive) To resume.
verb
(transitive) To make last; to prolong.
verb
(transitive) To retain (someone or something) in a given state, position, etc.
Example sentences
It seems to me that the value of the degree is going down, yet the price continues to rise.
Or would you rather they just pirate it and digital content continues its swan dive to zero value?
And so continues the endless circle of crime against society and societies hate against them (which really...
The main character is thrusted into greatness and power without any effort and continues to do great things with little effort.
If this continues, more and more controversial communities are going to be shut out of greater and greater portions of the web.
If you know how the passage continues then you know why its relevant here.
This battle continues between the ideas of Immanual Kant and Ayn Rand.
It would also mean schools trying to apply the same resegregation filters most parents want, at which point governments would have to adapt their criteria to stop that, and the arms races continues.
Our country was founded and continues to run on capitalistic principles.
But I remain inside Facebook, and it continues to broadcast what I might like.
I hope the rest of the networking industry simply ignores this and continues moving forward on 40 Gbps and 100 Gbps equipment.
Or to have to suffer through ads in a program that was once free and continues to be free online, because the OS was given away?
Quote examples
The FlatBuffers repo on github continues a couple of "meta-trends" I've noticed in recent Google projects.
I think the worry is the hybrid species might out compete the native red deer, or that fewer "pure" deer of either species will be left if hybridisation continues, as the hybrid offspring will be less picky about sticking to their own kind.
Also," he continues, "individuals who insist in this type of conduct will be more easily identified and properly prosecuted." The project is still in the House for analysis from commissions of Science and Technology, Communication and Informatics, and Constitution and Justice and Citizenship.
"The main character is thrusted into greatness and power without any effort and continues to do great things with little effort." This perfectly describes my reaction to Ender's Game, except Ender is also smug and arrogant about it as well.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use continues in a sentence?
It seems to me that the value of the degree is going down, yet the price continues to rise.
What does continues mean?
(transitive) To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity).
What part of speech is continues?
continues is commonly used as verb.