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continues

kuhn-TIN-yooz/kənˈtɪnjuːz/

2 meanings of continues

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  1. 1
    verb
    Third-person singular simple present of continue. Use this form for he, she, or it doing something now.

    She continues to practice piano every evening after dinner.

    The road continues past the old mill and into the woods.

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  2. 2
    noun
    Plural of continue. Use this when talking about more than one chance to keep playing.

    He burned through all his continues before reaching the final boss.

    The arcade machine gave each player three continues per coin.

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continues is a form of continue

continue, verb: To keep doing something you have already started. Full entry

Forms
continuecontinues he/she/itcontinuing -ing formcontinued past tense, past participle
Spelling
continue → continues: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /z/.

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