continuar

/kontiˈnwaɾ/ · A2 · verb

to continue, to carry on

continuar = continue + Spanish -ar verb ending; same Latin root

From Latin continuare, to join together without a break (con- together + tenere to hold). English continue comes from the same source, so swap the final -e for -ar and you have the Spanish verb. To be continued = continuará.

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