continue

con|tin|ue [ kən`tınju ] verb ***

1. ) intransitive or transitive to keep doing something without stopping:

Doctors advised him to continue the treatment for another six weeks.

continue doing something: He continued typing while he spoke.

continue with: She decided to continue with her studies for another two years.

a ) intransitive to keep happening without stopping:

The demonstrations continued until well into the evening.

continue to do something: The rain continued to pour down all afternoon.

2. ) transitive to start doing something again after you have stopped:

He looked up briefly, then continued reading his book.

a ) intransitive to start speaking again after you have stopped:

After a pause, he continued: She's much better now, of course.

May I continue?

3. ) intransitive to walk or travel farther in the same direction:

The path continued for another fifty yards.

continue along/down/toward etc.: She pushed past me and continued down the road.

continue on: We continued on toward York.

to be continued

used for saying that a story will begin again at a later date, starting from the point where it stopped