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The correct spelling is cont.

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verb

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The correct spelling is cont. To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity). For example: "Do you want me to continue to unload these?"

Usage Examples

Do you want me to continue to unload these?

When will the concert continue?

This meeting has been continued to the thirteenth of July.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity).
  2. 2.To make last; to prolong.
  3. 3.To retain (someone or something) in a given state, position, etc.
  4. 4.To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.
  5. 5.To resume.

adjective

  1. 1.Without stopping; without a break, cessation, or interruption
  2. 2.Without intervening space; continued
  3. 3.Not deviating or varying from uniformity; not interrupted; not joined or articulated.
  4. 4.(of a function) Such that, for every x in the domain, for each small open interval D about f(x), there's an interval containing x whose image is in D.
  5. 5.(more generally, of a function between two topological spaces) Such that each open set in the target space has an open preimage (in the domain space, with respect to the given function).

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