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| 1. | [ verb ] continue with one's activities | |
| Synonyms: | continue go_on carry_on | |
| Examples: | "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice" "carry on--pretend we are not in the room" |
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| Related terms: | talk jog segue lengthiness | |
| 2. | [ verb ] move ahead; travel onward | |
| Synonyms: | go_forward continue | |
| Examples: | "We proceeded towards Washington" "She continued in the direction of the hills" can also be used in the temporal sense: "We are moving ahead in time now" |
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| Related terms: | travel head roar limp trace wander continue continuance | |
| 3. | [ verb ] follow a procedure or take a course | |
| Synonyms: | go move | |
| Examples: | "We should go farther in this matter" "She went through a lot of trouble" "go about the world in a certain manner" "Messages must go through diplomatic channels" |
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| Related terms: | act work venture appeal steamroller procedure | |
| 4. | [ verb ] follow a certain course | |
| Synonyms: | go | |
| Examples: | "The inauguration went well" "how did your interview go?" |
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| Related terms: | anticipate happen do drag | |
| 5. | [ verb ] continue a certain state, condition, or activity | |
| Synonyms: | continue go_on keep keep_on go_along | |
| Examples: | "Keep on working!" "We continued to work into the night" "Keep smiling" "We went on working until well past midnight" |
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| Related terms: | discontinue act hold ride run_on continue continue lengthiness | |
| Similar spelling: |
proceeds proceeding priced procedure precede proctocele procedural preceding precedent practiced practised precedency precedence Procter pricket Prickett Prichett pressed Preciado price_tag practise practice |
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