| continue | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. continue, go along, go on, keep, proceed | 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" |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
| ~ preserve, uphold, carry on, continue, bear on | 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" |
| ~ hold | remain in a certain state, position, or condition.; "The weather held"; "They held on the road and kept marching" |
| ~ keep going, run on | continue uninterrupted.; "The disease will run on unchecked"; "The party kept going until 4 A.M." |
| ~ ride | continue undisturbed and without interference.; "Let it ride" |
| ~ continue | continue after an interruption.; "The demonstration continued after a break for lunch" |
| v. (communication) | 2. carry on, continue, go on, proceed | continue talking.; "I know it's hard,"; "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room" |
| ~ segue | proceed without interruption; in music or talk.; "He segued into another discourse" |
| ~ talk, speak | exchange thoughts; talk with.; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words" |
| ~ jog, ramble, ramble on | continue talking or writing in a desultory manner.; "This novel rambles on and jogs" |
| v. (stative) | 3. bear on, carry on, continue, preserve, uphold | 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" |
| ~ resume, re-start, restart | take up or begin anew.; "We resumed the negotiations" |
| ~ hang in, persevere, hang on, persist, hold on | be persistent, refuse to stop.; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions" |
| ~ go forward, proceed, 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" |
| ~ perpetuate | cause to continue or prevail.; "perpetuate a myth" |
| ~ sustain, keep up, prolong | lengthen or extend in duration or space.; "We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work" |
| ~ mummify | preserve while making lifeless.; "mummified ideas and institutions should be gotten rid of" |
| ~ hold, keep, maintain | keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g.,.; "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes" |
| ~ continue, go on, go along, keep, proceed | 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" |
| v. (motion) | 4. continue, go forward, proceed | 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" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ head | to go or travel towards.; "where is she heading"; "We were headed for the mountains" |
| ~ trace | make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along.; "The children traced along the edge of the dark forest"; "The women traced the pasture" |
| ~ roar | act or proceed in a riotous, turbulent, or disorderly way.; "desperadoes from the hills regularly roared in to take over the town" |
| ~ limp | proceed slowly or with difficulty.; "the boat limped into the harbor" |
| ~ wander | go via an indirect route or at no set pace.; "After dinner, we wandered into town" |
| ~ preserve, uphold, carry on, continue, bear on | 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" |
| v. (social) | 5. continue, keep, keep on, retain | 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" |
| ~ sustain, keep up, prolong | lengthen or extend in duration or space.; "We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work" |
| ~ persist in, continue | 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" |
| v. (stative) | 6. continue, persist in | 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" |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
| ~ keep on, retain, continue, keep | 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" |
| v. (stative) | 7. continue | continue after an interruption.; "The demonstration continued after a break for lunch" |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
| ~ continue, go on, go along, keep, proceed | 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" |
| v. (stative) | 8. continue, remain, stay, stay on | 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" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| ~ abide, bide, stay | dwell.; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young" |
| ~ hold over | continue a term of office past the normal period of time. |
| v. (stative) | 9. continue, cover, extend | 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" |
| ~ cover | hold within range of an aimed firearm. |
| ~ be | occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere.; "Where is my umbrella?"; "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?" |
| ~ span, traverse, cross, sweep | to cover or extend over an area or time period.; "Rivers traverse the valley floor"; "The parking lot spans 3 acres"; "The novel spans three centuries" |
| ~ sweep | cover the entire range of. |
| ~ overlap | extend over and cover a part of.; "The roofs of the houses overlap in this crowded city" |
| ~ overspread, spread | spread across or over.; "A big oil spot spread across the water" |
| ~ ridge | extend in ridges.; "The land ridges towards the South" |
| ~ constellate, dot, stud | scatter or intersperse like dots or studs.; "Hills constellated with lights" |
| v. (change) | 10. continue | exist over a prolonged period of time.; "The bad weather continued for two more weeks" |
| ~ carry, extend | continue or extend.; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| ~ die hard, persist, prevail, endure, run | continue to exist.; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures" |
| ~ stand | be in effect; be or remain in force.; "The law stands!" |
| go ahead | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. go ahead, plow ahead | proceed (with a plan of action).; "He went ahead with the project" |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
| go on | | |
| v. (change) | 1. come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place | come to pass.; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" |
| ~ recrudesce, develop, break | happen.; "Report the news as it develops"; "These political movements recrudesce from time to time" |
| ~ come up, arise | result or issue.; "A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion" |
| ~ result | come about or follow as a consequence.; "nothing will result from this meeting" |
| ~ intervene | occur between other event or between certain points of time.; "the war intervened between the birth of her two children" |
| ~ transpire | come about, happen, or occur.; "Several important events transpired last week" |
| ~ give | occur.; "what gives?" |
| ~ operate | happen.; "What is going on in the minds of the people?" |
| ~ supervene | take place as an additional or unexpected development. |
| ~ proceed, go | follow a certain course.; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?" |
| ~ come | come to pass; arrive, as in due course.; "The first success came three days later"; "It came as a shock"; "Dawn comes early in June" |
| ~ fall | occur at a specified time or place.; "Christmas falls on a Monday this year"; "The accent falls on the first syllable" |
| ~ anticipate | be a forerunner of or occur earlier than.; "This composition anticipates Impressionism" |
| ~ develop | be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest.; "The plot developed slowly" |
| ~ recur, repeat | happen or occur again.; "This is a recurring story" |
| ~ come off, go over, go off | happen in a particular manner.; "how did your talk go over?" |
| ~ roll around, come around | happen regularly.; "Christmas rolled around again" |
| ~ materialise, materialize, happen | come into being; become reality.; "Her dream really materialized" |
| ~ bechance, befall, happen | happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance.; "It happens that today is my birthday"; "These things befell" |
| ~ bechance, befall, betide | become of; happen to.; "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?" |
| ~ coincide, concur | happen simultaneously.; "The two events coincided" |
| ~ backfire, backlash, recoil | come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect.; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble" |
| ~ chance | be the case by chance.; "I chanced to meet my old friend in the street" |
| ~ break | happen or take place.; "Things have been breaking pretty well for us in the past few months" |
| ~ fall, shine, strike | touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly.; "Light fell on her face"; "The sun shone on the fields"; "The light struck the golden necklace"; "A strange sound struck my ears" |
| ~ turn out | prove to be in the result or end.; "It turns out that he was right" |
| ~ contemporise, contemporize, synchronise, synchronize | happen at the same time. |
| v. (motion) | 2. advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress | move forward, also in the metaphorical sense.; "Time marches on" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ forge | move ahead steadily.; "He forged ahead" |
| ~ penetrate | make one's way deeper into or through.; "The hikers did not manage to penetrate the dense forest" |
| ~ creep up, sneak up | advance stealthily or unnoticed.; "Age creeps up on you" |
| ~ encroach, impinge, infringe | advance beyond the usual limit. |
| ~ plough on, press on, push on | continue moving forward. |
| ~ string along, string | move or come along. |
| ~ overhaul, overtake, pass | travel past.; "The sports car passed all the trucks" |
| ~ close in, draw in | advance or converge on.; "The police were closing in on him" |
| ~ edge, inch | advance slowly, as if by inches.; "He edged towards the car" |
| ~ rachet up, ratchet, ratchet down | move by degrees in one direction only.; "a ratcheting lopping tool" |
| ~ elapse, glide by, go by, slide by, slip by, slip away, go along, pass, lapse | pass by.; "three years elapsed" |
| v. (contact) | 3. come on, come up, go on | start running, functioning, or operating.; "the lights went on"; "the computer came up" |
| ~ get going, start, go | begin or set in motion.; "I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!" |
| last | | |
| n. (time) | 1. close, conclusion, finale, finis, finish, last, stopping point | the temporal end; the concluding time.; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season" |
| ~ end, ending | the point in time at which something ends.; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period" |
| n. (linkdef) | 2. last | the last or lowest in an ordering or series.; "he was the last to leave"; "he finished an inglorious last" |
| ~ rank | relative status.; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority" |
| n. (act) | 3. last | a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do.; "he breathed his last" |
| ~ activity | any specific behavior.; "they avoided all recreational activity" |
| n. (time) | 4. death, last | the time at which life ends; continuing until dead.; "she stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last" |
| ~ end, ending | the point in time at which something ends.; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period" |
| n. (quantity) | 5. last | a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds. |
| ~ weight unit, weight | a unit used to measure weight.; "he placed two weights in the scale pan" |
| n. (quantity) | 6. last | a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels. |
| ~ britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland | a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom. |
| ~ capacity measure, capacity unit, cubage unit, cubature unit, cubic content unit, cubic measure, displacement unit, volume unit | a unit of measurement of volume or capacity. |
| n. (event) | 7. end, final stage, last | the concluding parts of an event or occurrence.; "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie" |
| ~ conclusion, ending, finish | event whose occurrence ends something.; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show" |
| ~ end game, endgame | the final stages of a chess game after most of the pieces have been removed from the board. |
| ~ end game, endgame | the final stages of an extended process of negotiation.; "the diplomatic endgame" |
| ~ homestretch | the end of an enterprise.; "they were on the homestretch when the computer crashed" |
| ~ passing | the end of something.; "the passing of winter" |
| n. (artifact) | 8. cobbler's last, last, shoemaker's last | holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes. |
| ~ holding device | a device for holding something. |
| v. (stative) | 9. endure, last | persist for a specified period of time.; "The bad weather lasted for three days" |
| ~ run for, run | extend or continue for a certain period of time.; "The film runs 5 hours" |
| ~ measure | have certain dimensions.; "This table surfaces measures 20inches by 36 inches" |
| ~ hold out, endure, wear | last and be usable.; "This dress wore well for almost ten years" |
| ~ drag on, drag out | last unnecessarily long. |
| v. (stative) | 10. endure, go, hold out, hold up, last, live, live on, survive | continue to live through hardship or adversity.; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?" |
| ~ live, be | have life, be alive.; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war" |
| ~ live, be | have life, be alive.; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war" |
| ~ subsist, exist, survive, live | support oneself.; "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day" |
| ~ hold water, stand up, hold up | resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc..; "Her shoes won't hold up"; "This theory won't hold water" |
| ~ perennate | survive from season to season, of plants. |
| ~ live out | live out one's life; live to the end. |
| adj. | 11. last | immediately past.; "last Thursday"; "the last chapter we read" |
| ~ past | earlier than the present time; no longer current.; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year" |
| adj. | 12. last | coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining.; "the last time I saw Paris"; "the last day of the month"; "had the last word"; "waited until the last minute"; "he raised his voice in a last supreme call"; "the last game of the season"; "down to his last nickel" |
| ~ fourth-year, senior | used of the fourth and final year in United States high school or college.; "the senior prom" |
| ~ sunset | providing for termination.; "a program with a sunset provision" |
| ~ ultimate | being the last or concluding element of a series.; "the ultimate sonata of that opus"; "a distinction between the verb and noun senses of `conflict' is that in the verb the stress is on the ultimate (or last) syllable" |
| adj. | 13. concluding, final, last, terminal | occurring at or forming an end or termination.; "his concluding words came as a surprise"; "the final chapter"; "the last days of the dinosaurs"; "terminal leave" |
| ~ closing | final or ending.; "the closing stages of the election"; "the closing weeks of the year"; "the closing scene of the film"; "closing remarks" |
| adj. | 14. last | most unlikely or unsuitable.; "the last person we would have suspected"; "the last man they would have chosen for the job" |
| ~ unlikely | has little chance of being the case or coming about.; "an unlikely story"; "an unlikely candidate for reelection"; "a butcher is unlikely to preach vegetarianism" |
| adj. | 15. last | occurring at the time of death.; "his last words"; "the last rites" |
| ~ dying | in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be.; "a dying man"; "his dying wish"; "a dying fire"; "a dying civilization" |
| adj. | 16. final, last, net | conclusive in a process or progression.; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result" |
| ~ ultimate | furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme.; "the ultimate achievement"; "the ultimate question"; "man's ultimate destiny"; "the ultimate insult"; "one's ultimate goal in life" |
| adj. | 17. last, utmost | highest in extent or degree.; "to the last measure of human endurance"; "whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually" |
| ~ high | greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount.; "a high temperature"; "a high price"; "the high point of his career"; "high risks"; "has high hopes"; "the river is high"; "he has a high opinion of himself" |
| adj. | 18. final, last | not to be altered or undone.; "the judge's decision is final"; "the arbiter will have the last say" |
| ~ inalterable, unalterable | not capable of being changed or altered.; "unalterable resolve"; "an unalterable ground rule" |
| adj. | 19. last, last-place, lowest | lowest in rank or importance.; "last prize"; "in last place" |
| ~ worst | (superlative of `bad') most wanting in quality or value or condition.; "the worst player on the team"; "the worst weather of the year" |
| adv. | 20. last | most_recently.; "I saw him last in London" |
| adv. | 21. finally, in conclusion, last, lastly | the item at the end.; "last, I'll discuss family values" |
| maintain | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. hold, keep, maintain | keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g.,.; "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes" |
| ~ pressurise, pressurize | maintain a certain pressure.; "the airplane cabin is pressurized"; "pressurize a space suit" |
| ~ preserve, uphold, carry on, continue, bear on | 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" |
| ~ hold over | keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time. |
| ~ conserve | keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change.; "Energy is conserved in this process" |
| ~ preserve | keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing.; "preserve the forest and the lakes" |
| ~ distance | keep at a distance.; "we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living" |
| ~ housekeep | maintain a household; take care of all business related to a household. |
| v. (possession) | 2. conserve, keep up, maintain, preserve | keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction.; "We preserve these archeological findings"; "The old lady could not keep up the building"; "children must be taught to conserve our national heritage"; "The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts" |
| ~ keep | look after; be the keeper of; have charge of.; "He keeps the shop when I am gone" |
| ~ embalm | preserve a dead body. |
| ~ plastinate | preserve (tissue) with plastics, as for teaching and research purposes.; "The doctor plastinates bodies to teach anatomy to his students" |
| ~ hold the line | hold the line on prices; keep the price of something constant. |
| v. (consumption) | 3. keep, maintain, sustain | supply with necessities and support.; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep" |
| ~ patronage | support by being a patron of. |
| ~ reseed | maintain by seeding without human intervention.; "Some plants reseed themselves indefinitely" |
| ~ have, have got, hold | have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense.; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard" |
| ~ carry | keep up with financial support.; "The Federal Government carried the province for many years" |
| v. (communication) | 4. assert, asseverate, maintain | state categorically. |
| ~ insist, take a firm stand | be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge.; "I must insist!" |
| ~ allege, aver, say | report or maintain.; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money" |
| ~ predicate, proclaim | affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of.; "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President" |
| v. (possession) | 5. exert, maintain, wield | have and exercise.; "wield power and authority" |
| ~ have, have got, hold | have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense.; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard" |
| v. (possession) | 6. keep, maintain | maintain for use and service.; "I keep a car in the countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips" |
| ~ have, have got, hold | have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense.; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard" |
| v. (communication) | 7. keep, maintain | maintain by writing regular records.; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes" |
| ~ record, enter, put down | make a record of; set down in permanent form. |
| v. (communication) | 8. defend, maintain | state or assert.; "He maintained his innocence" |
| ~ vindicate | maintain, uphold, or defend.; "vindicate the rights of the citizens" |
| ~ affirm | say yes to. |
| v. (communication) | 9. maintain, uphold | support against an opponent.; "The appellate court upheld the verdict" |
| ~ vindicate, justify | show to be right by providing justification or proof.; "vindicate a claim" |
| ~ reassert, confirm | strengthen or make more firm.; "The witnesses confirmed the victim's account" |
| v. (cognition) | 10. keep, maintain, observe | stick to correctly or closely.; "The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees" |
| persist | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. die hard, endure, persist, prevail, run | continue to exist.; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures" |
| ~ continue | exist over a prolonged period of time.; "The bad weather continued for two more weeks" |
| ~ carry over | transfer or persist from one stage or sphere of activity to another. |
| ~ run | occur persistently.; "Musical talent runs in the family" |
| ~ reverberate | have a long or continuing effect.; "The discussions with my teacher reverberated throughout my adult life" |
| v. (change) | 2. hang in, hang on, hold on, persevere, persist | be persistent, refuse to stop.; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions" |
| ~ obstinate | persist stubbornly.; "he obstinates himself against all rational arguments" |
| ~ ask for it, ask for trouble | persist with actions or an attitude despite the probability that it will cause trouble.; "He is asking for trouble with his behavior" |
| ~ plug, plug away | persist in working hard.; "Students must plug away at this problem" |
| ~ stick with, stick to, follow | keep to.; "Stick to your principles"; "stick to the diet" |
| ~ preserve, uphold, carry on, continue, bear on | 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" |
| v. (stative) | 3. persist, remain, stay | stay behind.; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up" |
| ~ stick | endure.; "The label stuck to her for the rest of her life" |
| ~ linger | remain present although waning or gradually dying.; "Her perfume lingered on" |
| remain | | |
| v. (change) | 1. remain, rest, stay | 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" |
| ~ keep out | remain outside. |
| ~ sit tight | maintain the same position; wait it out.; "Let's not make a decision--let's sit tight" |
| ~ stay together, stick together | be loyal to one another, especially in times of trouble.; "The two families stuck together throughout the war" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| ~ stand | remain inactive or immobile.; "standing water" |
| ~ stay fresh, keep | fail to spoil or rot.; "These potatoes keep for a long time" |
| ~ be | to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form.; "let her be" |
| v. (stative) | 2. 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" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| resume | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. resume, sketch, survey | short descriptive summary (of events). |
| ~ sum-up, summary | a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form.; "he gave a summary of the conclusions" |
| n. (communication) | 2. curriculum vitae, cv, resume | a summary of your academic and work history. |
| ~ sum-up, summary | a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form.; "he gave a summary of the conclusions" |
| v. (change) | 3. re-start, restart, resume | take up or begin anew.; "We resumed the negotiations" |
| ~ preserve, uphold, carry on, continue, bear on | 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" |
| v. (change) | 4. resume, take up | return to a previous location or condition.; "The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| v. (social) | 5. resume | assume anew.; "resume a title"; "resume an office"; "resume one's duties" |
| ~ assume, take on, take over, adopt | take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities.; "When will the new President assume office?" |
| v. (communication) | 6. resume, sum up, summarise, summarize | give a summary (of).; "he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize" |
| ~ ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell | to say, state, or perform again.; "She kept reiterating her request" |
| ~ abstract | give an abstract (of). |
| ~ precis | make a summary (of). |
| ~ docket | make a summary or abstract of a legal document and inscribe it in a list. |
| ~ recap, recapitulate | summarize briefly.; "Let's recapitulate the main ideas" |
| ~ sum, summarise, sum up, summarize | be a summary of.; "The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper" |
| instantly | | |
| adv. | 1. at once, directly, forthwith, immediately, instantly, like a shot, now, right away, straight off, straightaway | without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening.; "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!" |
| adv. | 2. in a flash, instantaneously, instantly, outright | without any delay.; "he was killed outright" |
| onward | | |
| adv. | 1. forth, forward, onward | forward in time or order or degree.; "from that time forth"; "from the sixth century onward" |
| adv. | 2. ahead, forrader, forward, forwards, onward, onwards | in a forward direction.; "go ahead"; "the train moved ahead slowly"; "the boat lurched ahead"; "moved onward into the forest"; "they went slowly forward in the mud" |
| soon | | |
| adv. | 1. before long, presently, shortly, soon | in the near future.; "the doctor will soon be here"; "the book will appear shortly"; "she will arrive presently"; "we should have news before long" |
| come | | |
| n. (body) | 1. come, cum, ejaculate, seed, semen, seminal fluid | the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract. |
| ~ milt | seminal fluid produced by male fish. |
| ~ bodily fluid, body fluid, liquid body substance, humour, humor | the liquid parts of the body. |
| ~ sperm, sperm cell, spermatozoan, spermatozoon | the male reproductive cell; the male gamete.; "a sperm is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material" |
| v. (motion) | 2. come, come up | move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody.; "He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room" |
| ~ emanate | proceed or issue forth, as from a source.; "Water emanates from this hole in the ground" |
| ~ accost, come up to, address | speak to someone. |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ come near, approach | come near in time.; "Winter is approaching"; "approaching old age" |
| ~ approach, draw near, near, come near, come on, draw close, go up | move towards.; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer" |
| v. (motion) | 3. arrive, come, get | reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress.; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight" |
| ~ land, set down | reach or come to rest.; "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul" |
| ~ drive in | arrive by motorcar.; "The star and her manager drive in today from their motor tour across the country" |
| ~ land, put down, bring down | cause to come to the ground.; "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely" |
| ~ set ashore, shore, land | arrive on shore.; "The ship landed in Pearl Harbor" |
| ~ roll up | arrive in a vehicle:.; "He rolled up in a black Mercedes" |
| ~ get | reach and board.; "She got the bus just as it was leaving" |
| ~ come in, come | be received.; "News came in of the massacre in Rwanda" |
| ~ attain, reach, hit | reach a point in time, or a certain state or level.; "The thermometer hit 100 degrees"; "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour" |
| ~ flood in | arrive in great numbers. |
| ~ move in, pull in, get in, draw in | of trains; move into (a station).; "The bullet train drew into Tokyo Station" |
| ~ plump in | arrive suddenly and unannounced.; "He plumped in on a Sunday morning" |
| v. (change) | 4. come | come to pass; arrive, as in due course.; "The first success came three days later"; "It came as a shock"; "Dawn comes early in June" |
| ~ come about, hap, happen, occur, take place, go on, fall out, pass off, pass | come to pass.; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" |
| ~ descend, settle, fall | come as if by falling.; "Night fell"; "Silence fell" |
| ~ come | reach or enter a state, relation, condition, use, or position.; "The water came to a boil"; "We came to understand the true meaning of life"; "Their anger came to a boil"; "I came to realize the true meaning of life"; "The shoes came untied"; "come into contact with a terrorist group"; "his face went red"; "your wish will come true" |
| v. (change) | 5. come | reach or enter a state, relation, condition, use, or position.; "The water came to a boil"; "We came to understand the true meaning of life"; "Their anger came to a boil"; "I came to realize the true meaning of life"; "The shoes came untied"; "come into contact with a terrorist group"; "his face went red"; "your wish will come true" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ come | come to pass; arrive, as in due course.; "The first success came three days later"; "It came as a shock"; "Dawn comes early in June" |
| v. (stative) | 6. come, follow | to be the product or result.; "Melons come from a vine"; "Understanding comes from experience" |
| ~ arise, originate, spring up, uprise, develop, grow, rise | come into existence; take on form or shape.; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose" |
| ~ come | exist or occur in a certain point in a series.; "Next came the student from France" |
| v. (change) | 7. come | be found or available.; "These shoes come in three colors; The furniture comes unassembled" |
| ~ exist, be | have an existence, be extant.; "Is there a God?" |
| v. (stative) | 8. come, issue forth | come forth.; "A scream came from the woman's mouth"; "His breath came hard" |
| v. (stative) | 9. come, hail | be a native of.; "She hails from Kalamazoo" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| ~ descend, derive, come | come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example.; "She was descended from an old Italian noble family"; "he comes from humble origins" |
| v. (stative) | 10. come | extend or reach.; "The water came up to my waist"; "The sleeves come to your knuckles" |
| ~ extend, run, lead, pass, go | stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point.; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets" |
| v. (stative) | 11. come | exist or occur in a certain point in a series.; "Next came the student from France" |
| ~ come, follow | to be the product or result.; "Melons come from a vine"; "Understanding comes from experience" |
| ~ be | occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere.; "Where is my umbrella?"; "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?" |
| v. (motion) | 12. come | cover a certain distance.; "She came a long way" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| v. (stative) | 13. come, fall | come under, be classified or included.; "fall into a category"; "This comes under a new heading" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| v. (change) | 14. come | happen as a result.; "Nothing good will come of this" |
| ~ ensue, result | issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end.; "result in tragedy" |
| v. (stative) | 15. add up, amount, come, number, total | add up in number or quantity.; "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000" |
| ~ work out | be calculated.; "The fees work out to less than $1,000" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| ~ outnumber | be larger in number. |
| ~ average, average out | amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain.; "The number of hours I work per work averages out to 40" |
| ~ make | add up to.; "four and four make eight" |
| v. (stative) | 16. add up, amount, come | develop into.; "This idea will never amount to anything"; "nothing came of his grandiose plans" |
| ~ become, turn | undergo a change or development.; "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor" |
| ~ aggregate | amount in the aggregate to. |
| v. (motion) | 17. come, come in | be received.; "News came in of the massacre in Rwanda" |
| ~ arrive, come, get | reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress.; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight" |
| v. (cognition) | 18. come, occur | come to one's mind; suggest itself.; "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came to her" |
| ~ become | come into existence.; "What becomes has duration" |
| v. (stative) | 19. come, derive, descend | come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example.; "She was descended from an old Italian noble family"; "he comes from humble origins" |
| ~ derive | come from.; "The present name derives from an older form" |
| ~ hail, come | be a native of.; "She hails from Kalamazoo" |
| v. (stative) | 20. come, do, fare, get along, make out | proceed or get along.; "How is she doing in her new job?"; "How are you making out in graduate school?"; "He's come a long way" |
| ~ proceed, go | follow a certain course.; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?" |
| v. (perception) | 21. come | experience orgasm.; "she could not come because she was too upset" |
| ~ experience, go through, see | go or live through.; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam" |
| v. (cognition) | 22. come | have a certain priority.; "My family comes first" |
| ~ rank | take or have a position relative to others.; "This painting ranks among the best in the Western World" |
| enter | | |
| v. (motion) | 1. come in, enter, get in, get into, go in, go into, move into | to come or go into.; "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes" |
| ~ take the field | go on the playing field, of a football team. |
| ~ penetrate, perforate | pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance.; "The bullet penetrated her chest" |
| ~ re-enter | enter again.; "You cannot re-enter the country with this visa" |
| ~ file in | enter by marching in a file. |
| ~ pop in | enter briefly.; "He popped in for two minutes" |
| ~ walk in | enter by walking.; "She walks in at all hours, as if she lived here" |
| ~ call at, out in | enter a harbor.; "the ship called in Athens" |
| ~ take water | enter the water.; "the wild ducks took water" |
| ~ turn in | make an entrance by turning from a road.; "Turn in after you see the gate" |
| ~ board, get on | get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.). |
| ~ intrude, irrupt | enter uninvited.; "They intruded on our dinner party"; "She irrupted into our sitting room" |
| ~ encroach upon, intrude on, obtrude upon, invade | to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate.; "This new colleague invades my territory"; "The neighbors intrude on your privacy" |
| ~ dock | come into dock.; "the ship docked" |
| v. (competition) | 2. enter, participate | become a participant; be involved in.; "enter a race"; "enter an agreement"; "enter a drug treatment program"; "enter negotiations" |
| ~ jump | enter eagerly into.; "He jumped into the game" |
| v. (social) | 3. enrol, enroll, enter, inscribe, recruit | register formally as a participant or member.; "The party recruited many new members" |
| ~ muster in, draft, enlist | engage somebody to enter the army. |
| ~ unionise, unionize | recruit for a union or organize into a union.; "We don't allow people to come into our plant and try to unionize the workers" |
| ~ register | enroll to vote.; "register for an election" |
| ~ matriculate | enroll as a student. |
| ~ register | record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions. |
| v. (stative) | 4. enter, figure | be or play a part of or in.; "Elections figure prominently in every government program"; "How do the elections figure in the current pattern of internal politics?" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| v. (communication) | 5. enter, put down, record | make a record of; set down in permanent form. |
| ~ recording, transcription | the act of making a record (especially an audio record).; "she watched the recording from a sound-proof booth" |
| ~ chalk up, tally | keep score, as in games. |
| ~ clock in, clock on, punch in | register one's arrival at work. |
| ~ record, tape | register electronically.; "They recorded her singing" |
| ~ accession | make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library. |
| ~ post | display, as of records in sports games. |
| ~ ring up | to perform and record a sale on a cash register.; "Sally rang up Eve's purchase of tomatoes" |
| ~ manifest | record in a ship's manifest.; "each passenger must be manifested" |
| ~ inscribe | write, engrave, or print as a lasting record. |
| ~ chronicle | record in chronological order; make a historical record. |
| ~ file away, file | place in a container for keeping records.; "File these bills, please" |
| ~ document | record in detail.; "The parents documented every step of their child's development" |
| ~ log | enter into a log, as on ships and planes. |
| ~ clock up, log up | record a distance travelled; on planes and cars. |
| ~ film, shoot, take | make a film or photograph of something.; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie" |
| ~ videotape, tape | record on videotape. |
| ~ photograph, shoot, snap | record on photographic film.; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President" |
| ~ score, mark | make underscoring marks. |
| ~ notch | notch a surface to record something. |
| ~ maintain, keep | maintain by writing regular records.; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes" |
| ~ film | record in film.; "The coronation was filmed" |
| ~ save, preserve | to keep up and reserve for personal or special use.; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer" |
| ~ register | record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions. |
| ~ book | record a charge in a police register.; "The policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man" |
| v. (creation) | 6. enter | come on stage. |
| ~ dramatic art, dramaturgy, dramatics, theater, theatre | the art of writing and producing plays. |
| ~ act, play, represent | play a role or part.; "Gielgud played Hamlet"; "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"; "She played the servant to her husband's master" |
| v. (social) | 7. accede, enter | take on duties or office.; "accede to the throne" |
| ~ ascend | become king or queen.; "She ascended to the throne after the King's death" |
| ~ take office | assume an office, duty, or title.; "When will the new President take office?" |
| ~ come after, succeed, follow | be the successor (of).; "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?" |
| v. (contact) | 8. enter, infix, insert, introduce | put or introduce into something.; "insert a picture into the text" |
| ~ attach | cause to be attached. |
| ~ plug in, plug into, connect | plug into an outlet.; "Please plug in the toaster!"; "Connect the TV so we can watch the football game tonight" |
| ~ penetrate | insert the penis into the vagina or anus of.; "Did the molester penetrate the child?" |
| ~ cannulate, cannulise, cannulize, canulate, intubate | introduce a cannula or tube into.; "Cannulate the blood vessel in the neck" |
| ~ input | enter (data or a program) into a computer. |
| ~ instil, instill | enter drop by drop.; "instill medication into my eye" |
| ~ embed, imbed, implant, engraft, plant | fix or set securely or deeply.; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum" |
| ~ sandwich | insert or squeeze tightly between two people or objects.; "She was sandwiched in her airplane seat between two fat men" |
| ~ graft, transplant | place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient. |
| v. (change) | 9. embark, enter | set out on (an enterprise or subject of study).; "she embarked upon a new career" |
| ~ begin, commence, set out, start, start out, set about, get down, get | take the first step or steps in carrying out an action.; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now" |
| ~ take up | pursue or resume.; "take up a matter for consideration" |
| get in | | |
| v. (social) | 1. arrive, get in, go far, make it | succeed in a big way; get to the top.; "After he published his book, he had arrived"; "I don't know whether I can make it in science!"; "You will go far, my boy!" |
| ~ bring home the bacon, deliver the goods, succeed, come through, win | attain success or reach a desired goal.; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won" |
| v. (possession) | 2. get in, get into | secure a place in a college, university, etc.. |
| ~ obtain | come into possession of.; "How did you obtain the visa?" |
| v. (motion) | 3. draw in, get in, move in, pull in | of trains; move into (a station).; "The bullet train drew into Tokyo Station" |
| ~ arrive, come, get | reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress.; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight" |
| ~ close in, draw in | advance or converge on.; "The police were closing in on him" |
| push on | | |
| v. (motion) | 1. plough on, press on, push on | continue moving forward. |
| ~ advance, march on, move on, progress, go on, pass on | move forward, also in the metaphorical sense.; "Time marches on" |
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