Definition of continues

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• continues is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
• continues is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
• continues is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 15

Definition of continues

• continue a certain state, condition, or activity (verb)

  Examples

  1. We continued to work into the night

  Synonyms

  1. go along
  2. go on
  3. keep
  4. proceed
• span an interval of distance, space or time (verb)

  Examples

  1. The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles

  Synonyms

  1. cover
  2. extend
• continue talking (verb)

  Examples

  1. `I know it's hard', he continued, `but there is no choice'

  Synonyms

  1. carry on
  2. go on
  3. proceed
• keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last (verb)

  Examples

  1. continue the family tradition

  Synonyms

  1. bear on
  2. carry on
  3. preserve
  4. uphold
• continue in a place, position, or situation (verb)

  Examples

  1. She continued as deputy mayor for another year

  Synonyms

  1. remain
  2. stay
  3. stay on
• do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop (verb)

  Examples

  1. We continued our research into the cause of the illness

  Synonyms

  1. persist in
• move ahead; travel onward in time or space (verb)

  Examples

  1. She continued in the direction of the hills

  Synonyms

  1. go forward
  2. proceed
• allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature (verb)

  Examples

  1. We cannot continue several servants any longer

  Synonyms

  1. keep
  2. keep on
  3. retain
• continue after an interruption (verb)

  Examples

  1. The demonstration continued after a break for lunch
• exist over a prolonged period of time (verb)

  Examples

  1. The bad weather continued for two more weeks

See definition of continues in Merriam Webster