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continue

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/kənˈtɪn.juː/ · con-tin-ue

to keep doing something without stopping or to persist in an activity.

Meanings

verbformal

to keep doing something without stopping or to persist in an activity.

کسی چیز کو بغیر رکے جاری رکھنا یا کسی سرگرمی میں مستقل رہنا۔

جاری رکھنا

jaari rakhna

Synonyms

persistproceedcarry onجاری رکھناچلاناآگے بڑھنا

Antonyms

ceasestopdiscontinueرکنابند کرناختم کرنا

Common Collocations

  • continue the conversation
  • continue studying
  • continue the work

Example Sentences

Please continue with your presentation.

براہ کرم اپنی پیشکش جاری رکھیں۔

Barah-e-karam apni peshkash jaari rakhain.

I will continue to support you in this project.

میں اس منصوبے میں آپ کی حمایت جاری رکھوں گا۔

Main is mansube mein aap ki himayat jaari rakhoon ga.

They decided to continue the tradition.

انہوں نے روایت کو جاری رکھنے کا فیصلہ کیا۔

Unhon ne riwayat ko jaari rakhne ka faisla kiya.

Easily Confused With

contribute:To continue means to persist in an activity, while to contribute means to give something (like time, effort, or resources) to help achieve something.

Word Family

continuation
nounجاری رہنے کا عمل
continual
adjectiveپے در پے
continually
adverbمسلسل

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of 'continue' as 'co-ntinuing' with your task.

Picture a moving train that never stops.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

ہر ایک بات پہ کہتے ہو تم کہ تم کیا ہو، تمہیں تو دیکھو اگر چاہو تو نہ دیکھو۔

Har aik baat pe kehte ho tum ke tum kya ho, tumhein to dekho agar chaho to na dekho.

On every matter, you say what you are, you can choose to see or not see.

Mirza Ghalib, Unverified

* Poetry attribution is AI-generated and may require verification.

🗣️ Urdu Proverb

جاری رکھو، کامیابی پھر خود چلی آئے گی۔

Jaari rakho, kamiyabi phir khud chali aayegi.

Keep going, success will follow.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin "continuare" — to join together

First known use: 15th century

The word 'continue' comes from the Latin word 'continuare', which means 'to join together'. It has been used in English since the late 1400s.