Hyphenation of continue

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word continue ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

con-tin-ue

Definitions of continue :

1.
Continue a certain state, condition, or activity
Keep on working! We continued to work into the night Keep smiling We went on working until well past midnight
2.
Continue talking
I know it's hard
3.
He continued, but there is no choice
Carry on--pretend we are not in the room
4.
Keep or maintain in unaltered condition
Cause to remain or last Preserve the peace in the family Continue the family tradition Carry on the old traditions
5.
Move ahead
Travel onward in time or space We proceeded towards Washington She continued in the direction of the hills We are moving ahead in time now
6.
Allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
We cannot continue several servants any longer She retains a lawyer The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on We kept the work going as long as we could She retained her composure This garment retains its shape even after many washings
7.
Do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop
We continued our research into the cause of the illness The landlord persists in asking us to move
8.
Continue after an interruption
The demonstration continued after a break for lunch
9.
Continue in a place, position, or situation
After graduation
10.
She stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser
Stay with me
11.
Please
Despite student protests
12.
He remained Dean for another year
She continued as deputy mayor for another year
13.
Span an interval of distance, space or time
The war extended over five years The period covered the turn of the century My land extends over the hills on the horizon This farm covers some 200 acres The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles
14.
Exist over a prolonged period of time
The bad weather continued for two more weeks

Synonyms of continue :

verbgo on, proceed, go along, keep, act, move
verbgo on, carry on, proceed, talk, speak
verb uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve, keep, maintain, hold
verb proceed, go forward, travel, go, move, locomote
verb retain, keep, keep on, keep going, prolong, sustain, keep up
verbpersist in, act, move
verb act, move
verb stay, stay on, remain, be
verb be

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