to remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.-to be permanent or durable; to endure; to last.-to be steadfast or constant in any course; to persevere; to abide; to endure; to persist; to keep up or maintain a particular condition, course, or series of actions; as, the army continued to advance.-to unite; to connect.-to protract or extend in duration; to preserve or persist in; to cease not.-to carry onward or extend; to prolong or produce; to add to or draw out in length.-to retain; to suffer or cause to remain; as, the trustees were continued; also, to suffer to live.