Continue vs. Remain — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Continue and Remain
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Continue
To go on with a particular action or in a particular condition; persist
We continued until the job was finished.
Remain
To continue in the same state or condition
These matters remain in doubt.
Continue
To exist over a period; last
The meeting continued for another hour.
Remain
To continue to be in the same place; stay or stay behind
We are remaining at home.
Continue
To remain in the same state, capacity, or place
She continued as mayor for a second term.
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Remain
To be left after the removal, loss, passage, or destruction of others
Only a few trees remained after the storm. ].
Continue
To go on after an interruption; resume
The negotiations continued after a break for dinner.
Remain
That which is left; relic; remainder.
Continue
To extend in a given direction
The stream continues for another five miles before it reaches the lake.
Remain
(in the plural) That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body.
Continue
To carry on; persist in
The police will continue their investigation. I continued reading all afternoon.
Remain
Posthumous works or productions, especially literary works.
Continue
To carry further in time, space, or development; extend
The builder will continue the road right through the swamp.
Remain
(obsolete) State of remaining; stay.
Continue
To cause to remain or last; retain or maintain
Are you continuing the prescription? The team continued its dominance over its opponents.
Remain
To stay after others or other parts have been removed or otherwise disappeared.
After three rounds of interviews, only 5 candidates remained.
I like to make more than enough food if I have people round for dinner, so I can eat my way through what remains in the following days.
Continue
To carry on after an interruption; resume
After a break for lunch, we continued our hike.
Remain
(mathematics) To be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised.
If you divide 20 apples between three people, each gets six and two remain.
Continue
(Law) To postpone or adjourn.
Remain
To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.
Continue
(transitive) To proceed with doing an activity; to prolong an activity.
Shall I continue speaking, or will you just interrupt me again?
Do you want me to continue to unload these?
Remain
To await; to be left to.
Continue
(transitive) To make last; to prolong.
Remain
(copulative) To continue in a state of being.
There was no food in the house, so I had to remain hungry.
The light remained red for two full minutes.
Continue
(transitive) To retain someone or something in a given state, position, etc.
Remain
To stay behind while others withdraw; to be left after others have been removed or destroyed; to be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised.
Gather up the fragments that remain.
Of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.
That . . . remains to be proved.
Continue
To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.
Remain
To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.
Remain a widow at thy father's house.
Childless thou art; childless remain.
Continue
(intransitive) To resume.
When will the concert continue?
Remain
To await; to be left to.
The easier conquest now remains thee.
Continue
To adjourn, prorogue, put off.
This meeting has been continued to the thirteenth of July.
Remain
State of remaining; stay.
Which often, since my here remain in England,I 've seen him do.
Continue
(poker slang) To make a continuation bet.
Remain
That which is left; relic; remainder; - chiefly in the plural.
When this remain of horror has entirely subsided.
Continue
(video games) An option allowing the player to resume play after game over, when all lives have been lost, while retaining their progress.
Remain
That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body.
Old warriors whose adored remainsIn weeping vaults her hallowed earth contains!
Continue
To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.
Here to continue, and build up hereA growing empire.
They continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat.
Remain
The posthumous works or productions, esp. literary works, of one who is dead; as, Cecil's
Continue
To be permanent or durable; to endure; to last.
But now thy kingdom shall not continue.
Remain
Stay the same; remain in a certain state;
The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it
Rest assured
Stay alone
He remained unmoved by her tears
The bad weather continued for another week
Continue
To be steadfast or constant in any course; to persevere; to abide; to endure; to persist; to keep up or maintain a particular condition, course, or series of actions; as, the army continued to advance.
If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed.
Remain
Continue in a place, position, or situation;
After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser
Stay with me, please
Despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year
She continued as deputy mayor for another year
Continue
To unite; to connect.
The use of the navel is to continue the infant unto the mother.
Remain
Be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.;
There remains the question of who pulled the trigger
Carter remains the only President in recent history under whose Presidency the U.S. did not fight a war
Continue
To protract or extend in duration; to preserve or persist in; to cease not.
O continue thy loving kindness unto them that know thee.
You know how to make yourself happy by only continuing such a life as you have been long accustomed to lead.
Remain
Stay behind;
The smell stayed in the room
The hostility remained long after they made up
Continue
To carry onward or extend; to prolong or produce; to add to or draw out in length.
A bridge of wond'rous length,From hell continued, reaching th' utmost orbof this frail world.
Continue
To retain; to suffer or cause to remain; as, the trustees were continued; also, to suffer to live.
And how shall we continue Claudio.
Continue
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
Continue
Continue with one's activities;
I know it's hard,
But there is no choice
Carry on--pretend we are not in the room
Continue
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
Continue
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
Continue
Allow to remain in a place or position;
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
Continue
Carry forward;
We continued our research into the cause of the illness
Continue
Continue after an interruption;
The demonstration continued after a break for lunch
Continue
Continue in a place, position, or situation;
After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser
Stay with me, please
Despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year
She continued as deputy mayor for another year
Continue
Exist over a prolonged period of time;
The bad weather continued for two more weeks
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