adj · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/kənˈtɪn.juːd/
Canada, General-American:/kənˈtɪn.jud/
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CMU ARPABET:K AH0 N T IH1 N Y UW0 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Prolonged; unstopped.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, not-comparable
Examples
1797, Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, J. S. Barr (editor and translator), Barr's Buffon: Buffon's Natural History, page 20, [...] and for the pronunciation of F, a more continued sound is necessary than for that of any of the consonants.
1819 [1736], Joseph Butler, Andrew Kippis (biography of the author), Samuel Hallifax (preface), The Analogy of Religion, Natural and Revealed, to the Constitution and Course of Nature, page 93, But when the exercise of the virtuous principle is more continued, oftener repeated, and more intense, as it must be in circumstances of danger, temptation, and difficulty of any kind and any degree, this tendency is increased proportionably, and a more confirmed habit is the consequence.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Uninterrupted.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Resumed after a division or pause.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
This article is continued on page 57.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
simple past and past participle of continue
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective
Meaning 5
without stop or interruption
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
to insure the continued success of the war
the continued existence of nationalism
the continued popularity of Westerns
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: discontinued
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
20 source translations are retained for this English entry.
