continuing

verbnounadjectivecommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//kənˈtɪn.juːɪŋ//
Canada//kənˈtɪn.juɪŋ//

A continuation.

verb

1
Also a form of continuepresent participle and gerund of continue

noun

1
A continuation.

adjective

1
Being the successor to a no longer extant organization, operating under the same name and usually claiming to be the same entity.
[…]in the Bootle by-election of 1990 they were beaten by the Monster Raving Loony Party, and the continuing SDP gave up the ghost shortly afterwards.
The 'continuing' Liberal Party was launched in 1989 by those party members unhappy with the merger with the Social Democrats.

Forms

plural: continuings

continually · In regular or repeated succession; very often.continue · To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity).continued · Uninterrupted.

continuing · A continuation.

continuity · Lack of interruption or disconnection; the quality of being…continuous · Without stopping; without a break, cessation, or interruption.continuously · Without pause.

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