Definition of continue

• continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight"
• continue talking; "I know its hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"
• keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"