Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word To persist in doing or maintaining something without stopping.
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/kənˈtɪnjuː/Synonyms:
Antonyms:
Examples:
Please continue reading the book.They will continue working after lunch.
Etymology:
From the Latin continuare, meaning to make continuous or unbroken; related to continuus, meaning uninterrupted or successive.
Usage Statistics:
284 mentions per 1 million words 
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