Social life

Synonyms for continue

Two senses of continue live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · verb · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2verbTier 1, FoothillsSocial life

allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature

We cannot continue several servants any longer.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

keep

Same sentence, swapped: We cannot keep several servants any longer.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for continue as it is used in the sentence above.

fly
join
table

Sense 2 of 2verbTier 2, TreelineStates and conditions

keep or maintain in unaltered condition

Continue the family tradition.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

preserve

Same sentence, swapped: Preserve the family tradition.

Close but different

cover
remain
discontinue

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Closest first: other social life words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

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