continue

S2 W1

BrE /kənˈtɪnjʊ/ AmE /kənˈtɪnjʊ/

verb en → es

past continued pp continued ing continuing

1 ACTION [intransitive], [transitive] A2

to start or keep doing something again after a pause or break

seguir, continuar

  • continue to do sth
  • continue with sth

Collocations continue working · continue talking

  • We will continue our journey tomorrow.

    Continuaremos nuestro viaje mañana.

2 STATE [transitive] B1

to keep a situation or condition going without change

seguir siendo, continuar siendo

  • continue to be sth

Collocations continue being happy · continue being a student

  • She continued to be the best player on the team.

    Ella continuó siendo la mejor jugadora del equipo.

3 TEXT [intransitive] B1

to say or write more of a story, letter, etc., after stopping for a short time

continuar, seguir

  • continue with sth

Collocations continue the story · continue the letter

  • I will continue the story tomorrow.

    Continuaré la historia mañana.

1 PHRASAL [transitive] A2

to keep doing something after a pause or break

continuar, seguir haciendo

  • continue with sth

Collocations continue working on the project · continue playing the game

  • We will continue working on this tomorrow.

    Continuaremos trabajando en esto mañana.

2 PHRASAL [transitive] B1

to keep doing something after a pause or break, especially in a formal context

continuar haciendo

  • continue with sth

Collocations continue negotiations · continue discussions

  • The talks will continue tomorrow.

    Las negociaciones continuarán mañana.

Phrasal verbs

continue with ACTION A2

continuar haciendo, seguir haciendo

  • We will continue working on this tomorrow.

    Continuaremos trabajando en esto mañana.

continue from TEXT B1

continuar desde, seguir desde

  • We will continue the meeting from where we left off.

    Continuaremos la reunión desde donde lo dejamos.

Idioms

continue to do something B1

seguir haciendo algo

  • She continued to support him throughout his career.

    Ella continuó apoyándolo durante toda su carrera.

continue with something B1

continuar con algo, seguir con algo

  • We will continue with the project next week.

    Continuaremos con el proyecto la próxima semana.

continue from something B1

continuar desde algo, seguir desde algo

  • We will continue the discussion from where we left off.

    Continuaremos la discusión desde donde lo dejamos.