continue
v.v. to keep doing something or to keep happening without stopping. You use this when an activity or state stays the same over time.
v. to persist in an activity or process without interruption; to resume an activity after a pause. Transitive or intransitive depending on whether the action is specified by a direct object or a following infinitive/gerund.
We will continue the meeting after lunch.
The rain is expected to continue throughout the night, so please keep your windows closed.
Despite several technical setbacks during the initial phase, the research team decided to continue their investigation into the long-term effects of the new medication.
From Middle English continuen, from Old French continuer, from Latin continuāre. Displaced native Middle English thurghwonen, from Old English þurhwunian.
Can be followed by a noun, a to-infinitive, or a gerund (-ing form) with little change in meaning.
he continues do his workhe continues to do his workThe verb must be followed by an infinitive ('to do') or a gerund ('doing'), not a base verb.