continuar
Portuguese, verb/kõ.t͡ʃi.nuˈa(ʁ)/
continuar is spelled C-O-N-T-I-N-U-A-R (9 letters) and appears 135 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 727th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Continuar is a Portuguese verb meaning “to continue; to go on (with) (to not stop)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “dar seguimento ao que está começado”.
What does continuar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to continue; to go on (with) (to not stop)
Continue até não aguentar mais.
- 2
to continue; to proceed with (to start doing something that had been stopped)
Continuarei o projeto quando receber a verba.
- 3
to continue; to keep; to be still (doing something) (to not stop doing something)
Mandei um técnico consertar meu computador mas ele continua fazendo um barulho estranho.
- 4
to continue; to remain (to retain a given quality)
Mesmo com o novo governador, os impostos continuam altos.
- 5
to extend, to go on (to have a given extent)
Essa estrada continua por uns vinte quilómetros.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. dar seguimento ao que está começado 2. não interromper 3. prosseguir; prolongar 4. prolongar-se; perpetuar-se; estender-se
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of continuar
- continuo first-person present singular
- continuei first-person preterite singular
- continuado participle past
- continuares infinitive second-person singular
- continuarmos first-person infinitive plural
- continuardes infinitive plural second-person
- continuarem infinitive plural third-person
- continuando gerund
- continuados masculine participle past
- continuada feminine participle past
- continuadas feminine participle past
- continuas indicative present second-person
- continua indicative present singular
- continuamos first-person indicative plural
- continuais indicative plural present
- continuam indicative plural present
- continuava first-person imperfect indicative
- continuavas imperfect indicative second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce continuar?
- Brazil /kõ.t͡ʃi.nuˈa(ʁ)/
- Brazil [kõ.t͡ʃi.nuˈa(h)]
- Brazil /kõ.t͡ʃiˈnwa(ʁ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to continuar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is continuar in Portuguese?
continuar appears 135 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).