to continue

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kən

kēn

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nue

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nyoo

Définition et signification de « continue » en anglais

to continue

VERBE

continuer

to not stop something, such as a task or activity, and keep doing it

persevere

persist

press on

keep at

Transitive: to continue doing sth | to continue to do sth

informations grammaticales

composition morphologique

simple

verbe d’action

régulier

présent

continue

3e personne du singulier

continues

participe présent

continuing

passé simple

continued

participe passé

continued

Exemples

They will continue practicing the piano to improve their skills.

Ils vont continuer à pratiquer le piano pour améliorer leurs compétences.

1.1

continuer, poursuivre

to go or travel further in the same direction

Intransitive: to continue to a direction

Exemples

She continued along the hiking trail through the dense forest.

Elle continua le long du sentier de randonnée à travers la forêt dense.

1.2

rester, demeurer

to stay in a particular place

Intransitive: to continue somewhere

Exemples

I will continue here.

Je vais continuer ici.

1.3

continuer, rester

to remain in a certain job, position, or state

Intransitive: to continue in a job | to continue as a role

Exemples

She plans to continue in her role as CEO for the foreseeable future.

Elle prévoit de continuer dans son rôle de PDG dans un avenir prévisible.

continuer, poursuivre

to keep being or occurring

Intransitive

Exemples

Despite the rain, the outdoor event continued as planned.

Malgré la pluie, l'événement en plein air a continué comme prévu.

reprendre

to resume something after an interruption

Transitive: to continue an activity | to continue doing sth

Exemples

They had to continue their conversation after the phone call.

Ils ont dû continuer leur conversation après l'appel téléphonique.

3.1

continuer, poursuivre

to start speaking again after an interruption or pause

Intransitive

Exemples

'I apologize for the interruption,' she continued, 'but I have an important point to make.'

'Je m'excuse pour l'interruption,' poursuivit-elle, 'mais j'ai un point important à soulever.'

3.2

ajourner

to put off or keep pending a legal proceeding

Transitive: to continue a legal proceeding

Exemples

The trial was continued to a later date due to a witness's unavailability.

Le procès a été continué à une date ultérieure en raison de l'indisponibilité d'un témoin.

3.3

continuer, poursuivre

to resume after an interruption

Intransitive

Exemples

After the power outage, the concert continued.

Après la panne de courant, le concert a continué.

Arbre Lexical

continuance

continuant

continuation

continue

Mots Proches

Définition et signification de « continue » en anglais

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