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continent
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?k?nt?n?nt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?k?nt?n?nt/, /?k?nt?n?nt/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin contin?ntem, noun use of present participle of contin?re (“to contain”).
Noun
continent (plural continents)
- Each of the main continuous land-masses on the earth's surface, now generally regarded as seven in number, including their related islands, continental shelves etc.
- (obsolete in general sense) A large contiguous landmass considered independent of its islands, peninsulas etc. Specifically, the Old World continent of Europe–Asia–Africa. See the Continent.
- (obsolete) Land (as opposed to the water).
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.v:
- The carkas with the streame was carried downe, / But th'head fell backeward on the continent.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.v:
Hyponyms
- Africa
- America
- Antarctica
- Asia
- Australia
- Europe
- Eurasia
- Gondwana
- Laurasia
- North America
- Oceania
- Pangaea
- South America
Derived terms
- the Continent
- continental
- supercontinent
Translations
See also
- (continents) continent; Africa, America, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America (Category: en:Continents)
Etymology 2
From Middle English contynent, from Old French continent, from Latin continentem (“continuous; holding together”), present participle of contin?re (“to contain”).
Adjective
continent (comparative more continent, superlative most continent)
- Exercising self-restraint; controlled, temperate with respect to one's bodily needs or passions, especially sex, urination and/or defecation.
- 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 119:
- A celibate himself, he was of the opinion that marriage was something of a concession to human frailty, to save from fornication those who could not be continent, so it was better to marry than to burn with lust.
- 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 119:
- Not interrupted; connected; continuous.
- 1843, John McIntosh, The Origin of the North American Indians
- The northeast part of Asia is, if not continent with the west side of America, yet certainly it is the least disjoined by sea of all that coast.
- 1843, John McIntosh, The Origin of the North American Indians
- (obsolete) Serving to restrain or limit; restraining; opposing.
Antonyms
- incontinent
Translations
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin contin?ns.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /kon.ti?nent/
- (Central) IPA(key): /kun.ti?nen/
Noun
continent m (plural continents)
- continent
Related terms
- continental
See also
- (continents) continent; Àfrica,? Amèrica,? Antàrtida,? Àsia,? Oceania,? Europa/?Nord-amèrica,? Amèrica del Nord/?Sud-amèrica,? Amèrica del Sud (Category: ca:Continents) [edit]
Further reading
- “continent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “continent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “continent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “continent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k?n.ti?n?nt/
- Hyphenation: con?ti?nent
- Rhymes: -?nt
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French continent, from Latin contin?ns.
Noun
continent n (plural continenten)
- continent (landmass)
Synonyms
- werelddeel
Derived terms
- subcontinent
Descendants
- ? Indonesian: kontinen
Etymology 2
Ultimately from Latin contin?ns. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Adjective
continent (not comparable)
- (chiefly medicine) continent
- (obsolete) continent, morally restrained
Inflection
Related terms
- incontinent
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin continens, continentem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??.ti.n??/
Noun
continent m (plural continents)
- continent
Derived terms
- continental
- sous-continent
Related terms
- contenir
Descendants
- Antillean Creole: kontinan
- Haitian Creole: kontinan
- ? Romanian: continent
Further reading
- “continent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin
Verb
continent
- third-person plural present active indicative of contine?
Middle French
Adjective
continent m (feminine singular continente, masculine plural continens, feminine plural continentes)
- continent (exercising restraint)
- Antonym: incontinent
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin contin?ns.
Noun
continent m (plural continents)
- continent
Related terms
- continental
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin continens and/or from French continent.
Noun
continent n (plural continente)
- continent
Declension
Related terms
- continental
- con?ine
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continue
English
Etymology
From Middle English continuen, from Old French continuer, from Latin continu?re. Displaced native Old English þurhwunian.
Pronunciation
- enPR: k?n-t?n?yo?o, IPA(key): /k?n?t?nju?/
Verb
continue (third-person singular simple present continues, present participle continuing, simple past and past participle continued)
- (transitive) To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity).
- (transitive) To make last; to prolong.
- , New York, 2001, p.74:
- Can you account him wise or discreet that would willingly have his health, and yet will do nothing that should procure or continue it?
- , New York, 2001, p.74:
- (transitive) To retain (someone or something) in a given state, position, etc.
- 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, p.257:
- The schools were very much the brainchild of Bertin, and although the latter was ousted from the post of Controller-General by Choiseul in 1763, he was continued by the king as a fifth secretary of state […].
- 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, p.257:
- (intransitive, copulative sense obsolete) To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.
- He then passed by the fellow, who still continued in the posture in which he fell, and entered the room where Northerton, as he had heard, was confined.
- (intransitive) To resume.
- (transitive, law) To adjourn, prorogue, put off.
- (poker slang) To make a continuation bet.
Usage notes
- In the transitive sense, continue may be followed by either the present participle or the infinitive; hence use either "to continue writing" or "to continue to write".
- As continue conveys the sense of progression, it is pleonastic to follow it with "on" (as in "Continue on with what you were doing").
Synonyms
- (transitive, proceed with, to prolong): carry on, crack on, go on with, keep, keep on, keep up, proceed with, sustain
- (intransitive, resume): carry on, go on, proceed, resume
Antonyms
- (transitive, proceed with, to prolong): terminate, stop, discontinue
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Noun
continue (plural continues)
- (video games) An option allowing the player to resume play after game over, when all lives have been lost, while retaining their progress.
- (programming) A statement which causes a loop to start executing the next iteration, skipping the statements following it.
Coordinate terms
- (statement which causes a loop to execute the next iteration): break
Anagrams
- un-notice, unnotice
Dutch
Pronunciation
Adjective
continue
- Inflected form of continu
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??.ti.ny/
Verb
continue
- first-person singular present indicative of continuer
- third-person singular present indicative of continuer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of continuer
- third-person singular present subjunctive of continuer
- second-person singular imperative of continuer
Adjective
continue
- feminine singular of continu
Anagrams
- couinent
Interlingua
Adjective
continue (comparative plus continue, superlative le plus continue)
- continuous
Italian
Adjective
continue
- feminine plural of continuo
Latin
Adjective
continue
- vocative masculine singular of continuus
References
- continue in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- continue in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Portuguese
Verb
continue
- first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of continuar
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of continuar
- third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of continuar
- third-person singular (você) negative imperative of continuar
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kon?ti.nu.e/
Adjective
continue (plural)
- feminine plural of continuu
- neuter plural of continuu
Verb
continue (third person subjunctive)
- third-person singular present subjunctive of continua
- third-person plural present subjunctive of continua
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