continuing : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: continuing	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for continuing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
continuing adj remaining in force or being carried on without letup; "the act provided a continuing annual appropriation"; "the continuing struggle to put food on the table" of long duration; "chronic money problems" Synonym(s): chronic, continuing
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Continue \Con*tin"ue\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Continued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Continuing}.] [F. continuer, L. continuare, -tinuatum, to connect, continue, fr. continuus. See {Continuous}, and cf. {Continuate}.] 1. To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay. Here to continue, and build up here A growing empire. --Milton. They continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat. --Matt. xv. 32. 2. To be permanent or durable; to endure; to last. But now thy kingdom shall not continue. --1 Sam. xiii. 14. 3. 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. --John viii. 31. Syn: To persevere; persist. See {Persevere}.