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To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.

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  1. v. i. To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.
  2. v. i. To be permanent or durable; to endure; to last.
  3. v. i. To be steadfast or constant in any course; to persevere; to abide; to endure; to persist; to keep up or maintain a particular condition, course, or series of actions; as, the army continued to advance.
  4. v. t. To unite; to connect.
  5. v. t. To protract or extend in duration; to preserve or persist in; to cease not.
  6. v. t. To carry onward or extend; to prolong or produce; to add to or draw out in length.
  7. v. t. To retain; to suffer or cause to remain; as, the trustees were continued; also, to suffer to live.
  8. v. continue a certain state, condition, or activity
  9. v. continue talking
  10. v. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
  11. v. move ahead; travel onward in time or space
  12. v. allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature