English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Continue Pronunciation
Continue is pronounced kuhn-TI-nyoo, IPA /kənˈtɪnju/.
kuhn-TI-nyoo
US /kənˈtɪnju/ · UK /kənˈtɪnjuː/
Syllables: kuhn · TI · nyoo (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
verb: To keep happening or keep doing something without stopping.
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Continue in a Sentence
- The roadworks continue until the end of the month.
- Please continue, I did not mean to interrupt.
- Prices are likely to continue falling into the autumn.
Common Mispronunciations of Continue
Not KON-ti-nyoo
The beat is on the middle syllable, TI, and the opening con reduces to a faint kuhn. The noun continent does take front stress, which is where the pull comes from.
Not kuhn-TI-noo
There is a y glide in the last syllable, nyoo, in both standards. Dropping it gives noo, which belongs to words like noon.
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