Continued

Part of speech: adjective, verb

Pronunciation: /kənˈtɪnjuːd/

Definitions

1. Carried on or maintained without stopping or breaking ; issued or presented in sequential sections or installments
2. Ongoing without pause or ending ; released or shown in connected parts over time
3. Persisting without interruption or completion ; distributed or aired in a series of parts

Etymology: Before "continue" became the everyday verb for going on without stopping, English speakers had a native word for it: thurghwonen, from Old English þurhwunian, meaning to remain through or persist. Middle English then borrowed the Latin-derived word from Old French, and it displaced the older term. The Latin verb continuō, built from con- ("together") and tenō ("hold"), meant to hold together or make continuous, so the sense of unbroken connection is baked into its roots. "Continued" is the simple past and past participle of "continue," and it carries both of the word's senses: an activity that kept going without pause, and a story or series released in connected parts over time. Both meanings trace back to that original idea of things held together without a gap.

Synonyms: ongoing, persistent, sustained

Antonyms: discontinued, halted, paused