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be vs continue

continue vs be

be and continue both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
be No No Yes No
continue No No Yes No
As verbs, continue is a hyponym of be; that is, continue is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than be:
  • be: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  • continue: exist over a prolonged period of time
Other hyponyms of be include look, hurt, suffer, be well, suffer, feel, remain, rest, stay, coruscate, scintillate, sparkle, bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw, rank, point, need, require, want, compact, pack, rest, cut, boil, seethe, moon about, moon around, mope, appear, look, seem, appear, seem, owe, belong, cover, represent, account, cut across, begin, start, begin, stand, define, delimit, delimitate, delineate, specify, go, add up, make sense, comprise, consist, prove, turn out, turn up, account for, remain, adhere, stand by, stick, stick by, footle, hang around, lallygag, linger, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, lurk, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry, add up, amount, come, number, total, count, matter, weigh, rate, deserve, merit, buy, shine, fall, depend, underlie, behoove, behove, stink, blow, suck, delimit, subtend, body forth, embody, incarnate, substantiate, contain, hold, take, be, cost, measure, buzz, hum, seethe, abound, disaccord, disagree, discord, gape, yaw, yawn, be given, incline, lean, run, tend, go, run, enter, figure, press, rage, interrelate, relate, rut, stagnate, stagnate, come in handy, squat, hoodoo, impend, range, run, remain, stay, stay on, sell, translate, head, head up, come in for, compare, come, fall, encounter, run into, gravitate, pay, diverge, shine, iridesce, lie, stand, hang, litter, suit, end, terminate, fit, lend, let go, belong, belong, curve, twist, wind, jumble, mingle, promise, accept, take, clean, draw, wash, balance, come, hail, act, test, answer, beat, hold, count, contain, connect, sell, sell, kill, make, adorn, beautify, deck, decorate, embellish, grace, consist, work, lubricate, breathe, trim, swing, osculate, retard, transplant, cohere, object, stick, recognize, distribute, put out, bake, broil, drown, swim, swim, belong, geek.
As verbs, continue is a hyponym of be; that is, continue is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than be:
  • be: occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
  • continue: span an interval of distance, space or time
be (verb) continue (verb)
spend or use time exist over a prolonged period of time
work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function continue talking
have an existence, be extant move ahead; travel onward in time or space
have life, be alive allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
form or compose keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) continue a certain state, condition, or activity
occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere span an interval of distance, space or time
be identical to; be someone or something continue in a place, position, or situation
be identical or equivalent to continue after an interruption
represent, as of a character on stage do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop
be priced at
to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form
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