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• “Keep on working!“
• “We continued to work into the night“
• “Keep smiling“
• “We went on working until well past midnight“

Synonyms

• go on continue a certain state, condition, or activity; come to pass; move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; continue talking; start running, functioning, or operating
• proceed continue talking; move ahead; follow a procedure or take a course; follow a certain course; continue a certain state, condition, or activity
• go along cooperate or pretend to cooperate; continue a certain state, condition, or activity; pass by
• keep the financial means whereby one lives; the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress ; a cell in a jail or prison ; cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; continue a certain state, condition, or activity; retain possession of; stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state; conform one’s action or practice to; stick to correctly or closely; look after; maintain by writing regular records; supply with room and board; allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature; supply with necessities and support; fail to spoil or rot; behave as expected during of holidays or rites; maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger; raise; retain rights to; store or keep customarily; have as a supply; maintain for use and service; hold and prevent from leaving; prevent the action or expression of; prevent (food) from rotting

• “`I know it’s hard’, he continued, `but there is no choice’“
• “carry on–pretend we are not in the room“

Synonyms

• go on continue a certain state, condition, or activity; come to pass; move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; continue talking; start running, functioning, or operating
• carry on direct the course of; keep or maintain in unaltered condition; continue talking; misbehave badly
• proceed continue talking; move ahead; follow a procedure or take a course; follow a certain course; continue a certain state, condition, or activity

• “cause to remain or last“
• “preserve the peace in the family“
• “continue the family tradition“
• “Carry on the old traditions“

Synonyms

• uphold keep or maintain in unaltered condition; stand up for; support against an opponent
• carry on direct the course of; keep or maintain in unaltered condition; continue talking; misbehave badly
• bear on be relevant to; have an effect upon; press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action; keep or maintain in unaltered condition
• preserve a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone; a reservation where animals are protected ; fruit preserved by cooking with sugar ; keep or maintain in unaltered condition; keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; prevent (food) from rotting; maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger; keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing

• “travel onward in time or space“
• “We proceeded towards Washington“
• “She continued in the direction of the hills“
• “We are moving ahead in time now“

Synonyms

• proceed continue talking; move ahead; follow a procedure or take a course; follow a certain course; continue a certain state, condition, or activity
• go forward move ahead

• “We cannot continue several servants any longer“
• “She retains a lawyer“
• “The family’s fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff“
• “Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on“
• “We kept the work going as long as we could“
• “She retained her composure“
• “this garment retains its shape even after many washings“

Synonyms

• retain hold back within; allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature; secure and keep for possible future use or application; keep in one’s mind
• keep the financial means whereby one lives; the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress ; a cell in a jail or prison ; cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; continue a certain state, condition, or activity; retain possession of; stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state; conform one’s action or practice to; stick to correctly or closely; look after; maintain by writing regular records; supply with room and board; allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature; supply with necessities and support; fail to spoil or rot; behave as expected during of holidays or rites; maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger; raise; retain rights to; store or keep customarily; have as a supply; maintain for use and service; hold and prevent from leaving; prevent the action or expression of; prevent (food) from rotting
• keep on allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature

• “We continued our research into the cause of the illness“
• “The landlord persists in asking us to move“

Synonyms

• persist in do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop

• “The demonstration continued after a break for lunch“

• “After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser“
• “Stay with me, please“
• “despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year“
• “She continued as deputy mayor for another year“

Synonyms

• stay continuing or remaining in a place or state; the state of inactivity following an interruption; a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted; a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset) ; (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar ; stay the same; stay put (in a certain place); dwell; continue in a place, position, or situation; remain behind; stop or halt; stay behind; hang on during a trial of endurance; stop a judicial process; fasten with stays ; overcome or allay
• stay on continue in a place, position, or situation
• remain stay the same; continue in a place, position, or situation; be left; stay behind

• “The war extended over five years“
• “The period covered the turn of the century“
• “My land extends over the hills on the horizon“
• “This farm covers some 200 acres“
• “The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles“

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• cover a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something; bedding that keeps a person warm in bed; the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it; the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book; a natural object that covers or envelops; covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container); fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations; a fixed charge by a restaurant or nightclub over and above the charge for food and drink ; a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else; a false identity and background (especially one created for an undercover agent); provide with a covering or cause to be covered; form a cover over; span an interval of distance, space or time; provide for; act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression; include in scope; travel across or pass over; be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism; hold within range of an aimed firearm ; to take an action to protect against future problems; hide from view or knowledge; protect or defend (a position in a game); maintain a check on; protect by insurance; make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities; invest with a large or excessive amount of something; help out by taking someone’s place and temporarily assuming his responsibilities; be sufficient to meet, defray, or offset the charge or cost of; spread over a surface to conceal or protect; cover as if with a shroud; copulate with a female, used especially of horses; put something on top of something else; play a higher card than the one previously played; be responsible for guarding an opponent in a game ; sit on (eggs); clothe, as if for protection from the elements
• extend extend in scope or range or area; stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; span an interval of distance, space or time; make available; thrust or extend out; reach outward in space; offer verbally; extend one’s limbs or muscles, or the entire body; expand the influence of; lengthen in time; extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; cause to move at full gallop; open or straighten out; use to the utmost; prolong the time allowed for payment of; continue or extend; increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance

• “The bad weather continued for two more weeks“