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Verbs of Course of Events - Verbs for Continuation and Interruption

Here you will learn some English verbs referring to continuation and interruption such as "pause", "go on", and "resume".

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Categorized English Verbs Denoting Course of Events

to continue doing something even though there are some hardships

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to follow through with what one has promised, planned, or committed to do

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to persist in doing a plan, idea, or course of action over time

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to persistently continue doing something or move forward

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to continue to develop or happen

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to continue or make progress in a particular course of action

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to continue working on a task, project, or goal without giving up

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to keep something ongoing or unchanged over a period of time

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to continue for an extended or tedious period, often with no clear resolution or conclusion

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to resume
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to continue again after an interruption

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to resume from where something was paused or interrupted

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to start again after taking a break or discontinuing an activity for a while

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to pause
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to briefly stop a particular thing such as process before carrying on

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to stop or pause a process, activity, etc. temporarily

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to stop a meeting, trial, or game in order to resume it sometime later

Ex: The conference adjourned for lunch and would reconvene in an hour .
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to put in
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to interrupt someone to say something

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to temporarily put on hold a process or habit

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to interrupt a conversation abruptly and without invitation

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to not stop something, such as a task or activity, and keep doing it

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to go on
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to continue without stopping

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to make something, typically a problem or an undesirable situation, continue for an extended or prolonged period

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to continue an action or state without interruption

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to initiate an action or task, particularly when someone has granted permission or in spite of doubts or opposition

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to cut in
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to interrupt someone's conversation

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to start to speak in the middle of a conversation

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