Continual vs. Continued
Continual and Continued Definitions
Continual
Recurring regularly or frequently
Continual improvements in technology.
Continued
To go on with a particular action or in a particular condition; persist
We continued until the job was finished.
Continual
Not interrupted; steady
A process that requires continual monitoring.
Continued
To exist over a period; last
The meeting continued for another hour.
Continual
Recurring in steady, rapid succession.
Continued
To remain in the same state, capacity, or place
She continued as mayor for a second term.
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Continual
(proscribed) Seemingly continuous; appearing to have no end or interruption.
Continued
To go on after an interruption; resume
The negotiations continued after a break for dinner.
Continual
(proscribed) Forming a continuous series.
Continued
To extend in a given direction
The stream continues for another five miles before it reaches the lake.
Continual
Proceeding without interruption or cesstaion; continuous; unceasing; lasting; abiding.
He that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.
Continued
To carry on; persist in
The police will continue their investigation. I continued reading all afternoon.
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Continual
Occuring in steady and rapid succession; very frequent; often repeated.
The eye is deligh by a continental succession of small landscapes.
Continued
To carry further in time, space, or development; extend
The builder will continue the road right through the swamp.
Continual
Seemingly without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series;
The continual banging of the shutters
Continued
To cause to remain or last; retain or maintain
Are you continuing the prescription? The team continued its dominance over its opponents.
Continual
`continual' (meaning seemingly uninterrupted) is often used interchangeably with `continuous' (meaning without interruption)
Continued
To carry on after an interruption; resume
After a break for lunch, we continued our hike.
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Continued
(Law) To postpone or adjourn.
Continued
(dated) Prolonged; unstopped.
Continued
Uninterrupted.
Continued
Simple past tense and past participle of continue
Continued
The word continued when placed in the end of the page to show it is to be continued
Continued
Having extension of time, space, order of events, exertion of energy, etc.; extended; protracted; uninterrupted; also, resumed after interruption; extending through a succession of issues, session, etc.; as, a continued story.
Continued
Without stop or interruption;
To insure the continued success of the war
The continued existence of nationalism
The continued popularity of Westerns
