To maintain an action, state or condition without interruption.
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"
pass by, as of time
cooperate or pretend to cooperate; "He decided to play long with with the burglars for the moment"
pass by; "three years elapsed"
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"