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Verb
S: (v) continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep (continue a certain state, condition, or activity) "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight"
S: (v) continue, go on, carry on, proceed (continue talking) "`I know it's hard', he continued, `but there is no choice'"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"
S: (v) continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve (keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last) "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"
S: (v) proceed, go forward, continue (move ahead; travel onward in time or space) "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now"
S: (v) retain, continue, keep, keep on (allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature) "We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could"; "She retained her composure"; "this garment retains its shape even after many washings"
S: (v) continue, persist in (do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop) "We continued our research into the cause of the illness"; "The landlord persists in asking us to move"
S: (v) act, move (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)) "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
S: (v) satisfice, satisfise (decide on and pursue a course of action satisfying the minimum requirements to achieve a goal) "optimization requires processes that are more complex than those needed to merely satisfice"
S: (v) maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre (act in order to achieve a certain goal) "He maneuvered to get the chairmanship"; "She maneuvered herself into the directorship"
S: (v) dispatch (dispose of rapidly and without delay and efficiently) "He dispatched the task he was assigned"
S: (v) evade (practice evasion) "This man always hesitates and evades"
S: (v) race (to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others) "We are racing to find a cure for AIDS"
S: (v) use (habitually do something or be in a certan state or place (use only in the past tense)) "She used to call her mother every week but now she calls only occasionally"; "I used to get sick when I ate in that dining hall"; "They used to vacation in the Bahamas"; "she used to be his best friend and now they are enemies"
S: (v) play it by ear (decide on one's actions as one goes along, depending on the situation) "She didn't know what to expect from her new job, so she played it by ear"
S: (v) play (act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome) "This factor played only a minor part in his decision"; "This development played into her hands"; "I played no role in your dismissal"
S: (v) deal (take action with respect to (someone or something)) "How are we going to deal with this problem?"; "The teacher knew how to deal with these lazy students"
S: (v) partner (act as a partner) "Astaire partnered Rogers"
S: (v) exert (make a great effort at a mental or physical task) "exert oneself"
S: (v) egotrip (act in a way that attracts attention) "This teacher always egotrips and the students don't like him"
S: (v) reciprocate (act, feel, or give mutually or in return) "We always invite the neighbors and they never reciprocate!"
S: (v) go, proceed, move (follow a procedure or take a course) "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels"
S: (v) come close (nearly do something) "She came close to quitting her job"
S: (v) perform (perform a function) "Who will perform the wedding?"
S: (v) make bold, dare, presume (take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission) "How dare you call my lawyer?"
S: (v) prosecute, engage, pursue (carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in) "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"
S: (v) act on (regulate one's behavior in accordance with certain information, ideas, or advice) "The Founding Fathers acted on certain moral principles"
S: (v) interact (act together or towards others or with others) "He should interact more with his colleagues"
S: (v) react, oppose (act against or in opposition to) "She reacts negatively to everything I say"
S: (v) volunteer, offer (agree freely) "She volunteered to drive the old lady home"; "I offered to help with the dishes but the hostess would not hear of it"
S: (v) get around to (do something despite obstacles such as lack of time) "He finally got around to painting the windows"
S: (v) dally, toy, play, flirt (behave carelessly or indifferently) "Play about with a young girl's affection"
S: (v) set about, go about, approach (begin to deal with) "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project"
S: (v) condescend, stoop, lower oneself (debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way) "I won't stoop to reading other people's mail"
S: (v) behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry (behave in a certain manner) "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
S: (v) behave, comport (behave well or properly) "The children must learn to behave"
S: (v) try, seek, attempt, essay, assay (make an effort or attempt) "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"
S: (v) perpetrate, commit, pull (perform an act, usually with a negative connotation) "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery"
S: (v) rampage (act violently, recklessly, or destructively)
S: (v) cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage (succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available) "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
S: (v) guard (take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence) "guard against becoming too friendly with the staff"; "guard against infection"
S: (v) begin, start (begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object) "begin a cigar"; "She started the soup while it was still hot"; "We started physics in 10th grade"
S: (v) go off half-cocked, go off at half-cock (act prematurely or without reflection or too soon) "she wanted to quit her job but her mother told her not to go off half-cocked"
S: (v) wait, hold off, hold back (wait before acting) "the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment"
S: (v) continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep (continue a certain state, condition, or activity) "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight"
S: (v) do well, had best (act in one's own or everybody's best interest) "You will do well to arrive on time tomorrow!"
S: (v) continue (continue after an interruption) "The demonstration continued after a break for lunch"
S: (v) continue, persist in (do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop) "We continued our research into the cause of the illness"; "The landlord persists in asking us to move"
S: (v) stay, stay on, continue, remain (continue in a place, position, or situation) "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She continued as deputy mayor for another year"
S: (v) cover, continue, extend (span an interval of distance, space or time) "The war extended over five years"; "The period covered the turn of the century"; "My land extends over the hills on the horizon"; "This farm covers some 200 acres"; "The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles"
S: (v) attend, go to (be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.) "She attends class regularly"; "I rarely attend services at my church"; "did you go to the meeting?"
S: (v) occupy, fill (occupy the whole of) "The liquid fills the container"
S: (v) populate, dwell, live, inhabit (be an inhabitant of or reside in) "People lived in Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"; "deer are populating the woods"
S: (v) reach, extend to, touch (to extend as far as) "The sunlight reached the wall"; "Can he reach?"; "The chair must not touch the wall"
S: (v) run, go, pass, lead, extend (stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point) "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets"
S: (v) go, lead (lead, extend, or afford access) "This door goes to the basement"; "The road runs South"
S: (v) cover, continue, extend (span an interval of distance, space or time) "The war extended over five years"; "The period covered the turn of the century"; "My land extends over the hills on the horizon"; "This farm covers some 200 acres"; "The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles"
S: (v) follow (be next) "Mary plays best, with John and Sue following"
S: (v) center on (have as a center) "The region centers on Charleston"
S: (v) lie, rest (have a place in relation to something else) "The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West"; "The responsibility rests with the Allies"
S: (v) belong, go (be in the right place or situation) "Where do these books belong?"; "Let's put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government"; "Where do these books go?"
S: (v) come (exist or occur in a certain point in a series) "Next came the student from France"
S: (v) carry, extend (continue or extend) "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"