Difference between Continue and Extend

What is the difference between Continue and Extend?

Continue as a verb is to proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity). while Extend as a verb is to increase in extent.

Continue

Part of speech: noun

Definition: an option allowing a gamer to resume play after a game over. an option allowing a player to resume a saved game.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity). To make last; to prolong. to resume

Example sentence: Once the realization is accepted that even between the closest human beings infinite distances continue, a wonderful living side by side can grow, if they succeed in loving the distance between them which makes it possible for each to see the other whole against the sky.

Extend

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To increase in extent.To possess a certain extent.To cause to increase in extent.To cause to last for a longer period of time.To straighten (a limb).

Example sentence: If we just stick to one kind of music, our creativity is limited. We wanted to extend the audience for the cello, especially the younger people, and to show them how cool and how powerful and how diverse the cello can be.

We hope you now know whether to use Continue or Extend in your sentence.

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