Available vs Continue - What's the difference?
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Such as one may avail one’s self of; capable of being used for the accomplishment of a purpose.
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(legal) Valid.
(archaic) Having sufficient power, force, or efficacy to achieve the purpose; availing, effective.
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Not in a romantic relationship; single.
to proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity).
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To make last; to prolong.
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To retain (someone) in a given state, position etc.
* 2002 , , The Great Nation , Penguin 2003, p.257:
To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.
* Milton
* Bible, Matthew xv. 32
to resume
(legal) To adjourn, prorogue, put off.
(poker slang) To make a continuation bet.
(video games) an option allowing a gamer to resume play after have been lost.
(video games) an option allowing a player to .
(programming) a , skipping the statements following it
As an adjective available
is such as one may avail one’s self of; capable of being used for the accomplishment of a purpose.As a verb continue is
.available
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Adjective
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- We have an available candidate.
- The list shows the available products in the store.
- This is an available plea.
- I asked her if she was available but she said she had a boyfriend.
Synonyms
* (such as can be availed of) usable, profitable, advantageous; vacant (of a location) * (legally valid) effectual, validAntonyms
* (such as can be availed of) unavailablecontinue
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Verb
(continu)- Shall I continue speaking, or will you just interrupt me again?
- Do you want me to continue to unload these?
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- Firstly, I continue to base most species treatments on personally collected material, rather than on herbarium plants.
- Can you account him wise or discreet that would willingly have his health, and yet will do nothing that should procure or continue it?
- The schools were very much the brainchild of Bertin, and although the latter was ousted from the post of Controller-General by Choiseul in 1763, he was continued by the king as a fifth secretary of state […].
- Here to continue , and build up here / A growing empire.
- They continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat.
- When will the concert continue ?
- This meeting has been continued to the thirteenth of July.