continuar

/kõtʃiˈnwaɾ/

verb A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (eu)
continuo
preterite (eu)
continuei
past participle
continuado

Meaning

  1. to continue

    • Continue reto.

      Keep going straight.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

prosseguir

prosseguir is more formal, to proceed; continuar is the everyday word — both mean "to continue."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

continuar

continuar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to continue."

Spanish

proseguir

proseguir is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to continue."

French

continuer

continuer is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to continue."

Practice

1 What does continuar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches continuar?

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