past form and past participle
Kept doing something or did not stop.
The rain continued throughout the night.
She has continued to work despite feeling tired.
American English
How to pronounce continued
verbB1Very common word
kʰnTʰIHNyood
/kʰn̩ˈtʰɪn.jud̚/
3 syllables · Stress the second syllable.
Form of continue
The same spelling is used for the past form and the past participle.
Kept doing something or did not stop.
What to listen for
In “continued,” the stress is on the second syllable: /kʰn̩ˈtʰɪn.jud̚/. The first syllable is short and reduced in natural speech.
Meanings & examples
past form and past participle
Started doing something again after a pause or interruption.
We continued the meeting after lunch.
The class was continued after a short break.
past form and past participle
Went on from a particular point, place, or time.
The road continued for miles without a turn.
The story has continued on the next page.
Related words & forms
The final e is dropped before -ing: continuing, not continueing.