Continue and Stop

Continue

Continue verb - To remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state.
Usage example: the heavy snow continued throughout the night

Stop is an antonym for continue in topics: resume, go on, keep on, cease, persist.

Stop

Stop verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.
Usage example: the manufacturer will stop selling the toy and will immediately recall all the units that have already been sold

Continue is an antonym for stop in topics: end, halt, quit, cease, start.

Nearby Words: stopped, stopper, stopping, stopover

Common collocations

rampage continue rampage stop rampage
attack continue attack stop attack
process continue process stop process
plot continue plot stop plot
Other words: series, show, time, cycle, plan, game, fight, fighting, war, plans.

Both words in one sentence

  • Web Video / miniminter It first appears at the start, when "Neo Simon" gives Simon the choice between taking a red or blue pill, to either stop or continue the video, respectively.
  • This Cannot Be! In a much later episode, Len says such a phrase again while he's fighting Mikihisa, Yoh's father, in a match to prove his worth and determine whether he will stop or continue searching for the grains of rice scattered across the desert by him.
  • Finally, tack on the exhausting 8-stage Wily castle where none of your progress is saved if you need to stop and continue later and you get why this game has a huge reputation for being extremely hard.
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