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con·tinue
/kJn'tInju;/
verb
1 berlanjut; berlangsung; terus ada/éksis/terjadi tanpa henti
▪ [-object]
The party continued until midnight.
Pésta berlanjut sampai tengah malam.
▪ [-object]
How long will it continue?
Berapa lama hal itu akan berlangsung?
▪ [+object]
He continued to do it.
Dia meneruskan melakukannya.
▪ [+object]
He continued doing it.
Dia meneruskan melakukannya.
2 terus melakukan sst tanpa henti
▪ [+object]
She wanted to continue being my girlfriend.
Dia ingin terus menjadi pacarku.
▪ [+object]
He continued to do whatever he liked.
Dia terus melakukan apa yg dia sukai.
▪ [+object]
The police are continuing its investigations.
Polisi meneruskan penyelidikan.
▪ [-object]
Are you going to continue with the project?
Apakah engkau aan meneruskan proyek itu?
3 [-object]
membentang/mengalir terus
▪ The path continued to a dead end.
Jalan setapak itu membentang terus ke arah jalan buntu.
▪ The river continues for a mile.
Sungai ini mengalir terus sepanjang satu mil.
▪ He continued on his way.
Dia melanjutkan perjalanannya.
▪ We continued on to Jakarta.
Kami meneruskan perjalanan ke Jakarta.
4 [-object]
tetap bertahan dl suatu pekerjaan atau keadaan
▪ He asked me to continue as sales manager.
Dia menyuruhku utk tetap bertahan sebagai Manajer penjualan.
▪ Are you going to continue in your present job?
Akankah engkau bertahan dl pekerjaanmu yg sekarang?
5 bersambung; mulai atau memulai sst setelah berhenti sejenak
(syn resume)
▪ [-object]
The story continues tomorrow.
Ceritanya bersambung bésok.
▪ [+object]
The story will be continued tomorrow.
Ceritanya akan bersambung bésok.
6 [+/-object]
mulai berbicara lagi setelah berhenti; melanjutkan
▪ Please continue.
Silakan teruskan bicaramu.
▪ ‘What more,’ he continued, ‘You have a nice office.’
“Lebih dari itu,” dia melanjutkan, “Anda memiliki kantor yg menyenangkan.”
PHR
| to be continued
digunakan dl pengumuman utk memberitahu bahwa suatu acara TV akan dilanjutkan