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WordBand 4.5–5.5Core (NGSL)
continue
/kənˈtɪnjuː/
verb1 of 2
to do something without stopping, or after pausing
- “The book's central message continues to apply to modern-day life.”Tatoeba
- “The giant creature continued knocking the soldiers into the air.”Tatoeba
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noun2 of 2
An option allowing a gamer to resume play after game over, when all lives have been lost.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)