Definitions of continue:

• verb:   keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last

  Example: "Continue the family tradition"

• verb:   continue a certain state, condition, or activity

  Example: "We continued to work into the night"

• verb:   continue after an interruption

  Example: "The demonstration continued after a break for lunch"

• verb:   carry forward

  Example: "We continued our research into the cause of the illness"

• verb:   continue with one's activities

  Example: "I know it's hard, he continued, but there is no choice"

• verb:   exist over a prolonged period of time

  Example: "The bad weather continued for two more weeks"

• verb:   allow to remain in a place or position

  Example: "We cannot continue several servants any longer"

• verb:   continue in a place, position, or situation

  Example: "She continued as deputy mayor for another year"

• verb:   move ahead; travel onward in time or space

  Example: "She continued in the direction of the hills"