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continuing

kuhn-TIN-yoo-ing/kənˈtɪnjuːɪŋ/

2 meanings of continuing

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  1. 1
    verb
    The -ing form of continue. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.

    We are continuing the game after lunch.

    She is continuing her studies at a new school next year.

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  2. 2
    noununcountable
    The act of keeping something going without stopping.

    The continuing of the family business fell to the youngest daughter.

    Without the continuing of regular payments, the policy will lapse.

    Similarcontinuation, continuance, maintenance, survival

    Oppositediscontinuation, cessation, termination, end

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continuing 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 → continuing: drop the e, add -ing

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