Continue
/kənˈtɪn.juː/noun
To keep going without stopping or to persist over time.
Did you know?English got *continue* through Old French from Latin *continuare*, tied to *continuus* meaning “unbroken” or “joined together,” so the word’s oldest energy is about seamless flow, not just endurance.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kʷen-
“to stretch, extend”
Latin
Latin
continuus
“uninterrupted, continuous, joined together”
Latin
Latin
continuāre
“to make continuous, keep on”
Old French
Old French
continuer
“to continue, go on”
Middle English
English
continue
“to persist, proceed without stopping”
Modern English
English
continue
“to keep going without stopping or to persist over time”