| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To continue without halting despite difficulties or setbacks: carry on, go on, hang on, keep on, persevere. Idioms: hang in there, keep going , keep it up. See CONTINUE. 2. To be in existence or in a certain state for an indefinitely long time: abide, continue, endure, go on, hold out, last2, remain, stay1. See CONTINUE. 3. To take and maintain a stand obstinately: insist, persevere. See CONTINUE. 4. To exist in spite of adversity: come through, last2, pull through, ride out, survive, weather. See LIVE.
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