continue vs abide

continue and abide both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
continue	No	No	Yes	No
abide	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, abide is a hyponym of continue; that is, abide is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than continue:

Other hyponyms of continue include bide, stay, hold over.

continue (verb)	abide (verb)
exist over a prolonged period of time	put up with something or somebody unpleasant
continue talking	dwell
move ahead; travel onward in time or space
allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
span an interval of distance, space or time
continue in a place, position, or situation
continue after an interruption
do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop