What's the difference between continue and interrupt?

Continue


Definition:

  • (v. i.) To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.
  • (v. i.) To be permanent or durable; to endure; to last.
  • (v. i.) To be steadfast or constant in any course; to persevere; to abide; to endure; to persist; to keep up or maintain a particular condition, course, or series of actions; as, the army continued to advance.
  • (v. t.) To unite; to connect.
  • (v. t.) To protract or extend in duration; to preserve or persist in; to cease not.
  • (v. t.) To carry onward or extend; to prolong or produce; to add to or draw out in length.
  • (v. t.) To retain; to suffer or cause to remain; as, the trustees were continued; also, to suffer to live.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) This trend appeared to reverse itself in the low dose animals after 3 hr, whereas in the high dose group, cardiac output continued to decline.
  • (2) An automated continuous flow sample cleanup system intended for rapid screening of foods for pesticide residues in fresh and processed vegetables has been developed.
  • (3) Injection of resistant mice with Salmonella typhimurium did not result in the induction of a population of macrophages that expressed I-A continuously.
  • (4) The rise of malaria despite of control measures involves several factors: the house spraying is no more accepted by a large percentage of house holders and the alternative larviciding has only a limited efficacy; the houses of American Indians have no walls to be sprayed; there is a continuous introduction of parasites by migrants.
  • (5) It is followed by rapid neurobehavioral deterioration in late infancy or early childhood, a developmental arrest, plateauing, and then either a course of retarded development or continued deterioration.
  • (6) IgE-mediated acute systemic reactions to penicillin continue to be an important clinical problem.
  • (7) "The Samaras government has proved to be dangerous; it cannot continue handling the country's fate."
  • (8) The program met with continued support and enthusiasm from nurse administrators, nursing unit managers, clinical educators, ward staff and course participants.
  • (9) Here we show that this induction of AP-2 mRNA is at the level of transcription and is transient, reaching a peak 48-72 hr after the addition of RA and declining thereafter, even in the continuous presence of RA.
  • (10) At the heart of the payday loan profit bonanza is the "continuous payment authority" (CPA) agreement, which allows lenders to access customer bank accounts to retrieve funds.
  • (11) Of course the job is not done and we will continue to remain vigilant to all risks, particularly when the global economic situation is so uncertain,” the chancellor said in a statement.
  • (12) Arthrotomy with continuous irrigation appears to be more effective in decreasing long-term residual effects than arthrotomy alone.
  • (13) At the same time the duodenum can be isolated from the stomach and maintained under constant stimulus by a continual infusion at regulated pressure, volume and temperature into the distal cannula.
  • (14) As May delivered her statement in the chamber, police helicopters hovered overhead and a police cordon remained in place around Westminster, but MPs from across the political spectrum were determined to show that they were continuing with business as usual.
  • (15) Arterial oxyhaemoglobin saturation (SaO2) was monitored continuously during normal labour in 33 healthy parturients receiving pethidine and nitrous oxide for analgesia.
  • (16) Results in May 89 emphasizes: the relevance and urgency of the prevention of AIDS in secondary schools; the importance of the institutional aspect for the continuity of the project; the involvement of the pupils and the trainers for the processus; the feasibility of an intervention using only local resources.
  • (17) I hope this movement will continue and spread for it has within itself the power to stand up to fascism, be victorious in the face of extremism and say no to oppressive political powers everywhere.” Appearing via videolink from Tehran, and joined by London mayor Sadiq Khan and Palme d’Or winner Mike Leigh, Farhadi said: “We are all citizens of the world and I will endeavour to protect and spread this unity.” The London screening of The Salesman on Sunday evening wasintended to be a show of unity and strength against Trump’s travel ban, which attempted to block arrivals in the US from seven predominantly Muslim countries: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Sudan, Somalia, Syria and Yemen.
  • (18) These episodes continued for the duration of the suckling test and were enhanced when a second pup was placed on an adjacent nipple.
  • (19) Elongation of existing RNA primers by the human polymerase-primase was semi-processive; following primer binding the DNA polymerase continuously incorporated 20 to 50 nucleotides, then it dissociated from the template DNA.
  • (20) Definite tumor regression, improvement of some clinical symptoms, and continuous remission over 6 mo or more were observed in six, nine, and three patients, respectively.

Interrupt


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To break into, or between; to stop, or hinder by breaking in upon the course or progress of; to interfere with the current or motion of; to cause a temporary cessation of; as, to interrupt the remarks speaking.
  • (v. t.) To divide; to separate; to break the monotony of; as, the evenness of the road was not interrupted by a single hill.
  • (p. a.) Broken; interrupted.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Microvascular anastomoses were performed on rat common carotid arteries using either continuous or interrupted sutures.
  • (2) Axons emerge from proximal dendrites within 50 microns of the soma, and more rarely from the soma, in a tapering initial segment, commonly interrupted by one or two large swellings.
  • (3) Even today, our experience of the zoo is so often interrupted by disappointment and confusion.
  • (4) Beginning with its foundation by Charles Godon in 1900 he describes the growth of the Federation as an organization of the dental profession which continued despite the interruption of two world wars.
  • (5) Mus norvegicus albicus, by interrupting a free-running rhythm with light signals of short duration.
  • (6) In only six patients (14%) the ventricular tachycardia was initiated by an ectopic ventricular complex interrupting the T wave.
  • (7) The longest of the cDNA clones (1507 nucleotides) apparently originated from an unprocessed messenger RNA, since the nucleotide sequence encoding BNP-26 was interrupted by an intron of 554 nucleotides.
  • (8) Acute transmural myocardial infarction has been reported to functionally denervate the normal myocardium distal to the infarcted zone by interrupting neurotransmission in axons coursing in the subepicardial region of the myocardial necrosis.
  • (9) The OPL first appears as a thin, discontinuous break in the cytoblast layer that is frequently interrupted by the profiles of migrating neuro- and glioblasts.
  • (10) There is a certain degree of swagger, a sudden interruption of panache, as Alan Moore enters the rather sterile Waterstones office where he has agreed to speak to me.
  • (11) Renal failure was always reversible with interruption or dosage reduction of the drug.
  • (12) All cellular signals characterized so far are reverted during retrodifferentiation: Redistribution of PKC and down-regulation of c-fos and c-jun contribute to an interruption of the differentiation-associated transsignaling cascade.
  • (13) You're more likely to awake refreshed, because inside your mattress there's a special sensor that monitors your sleeping rhythms, determining precisely when to wake you so as not to interrupt an REM cycle.
  • (14) We conclude that infusion system malfunction resulting in interruption of insulin flow is a common occurrence, is often associated with temporary hyperglycemia, and may account for some of the increased incidence of diabetic ketoacidosis previously described in these patients.
  • (15) The results show that DA-receptors located within the pituitary itself are involved in the control of MSH release indicating that the effect of hypothalamic lesions on pituitary MSH content is primarily caused by interruption of dopaminergic neurotransmission in the hypophysis.
  • (16) Not only early diagnosis and treatment before the appearance of hepatic failure or neurological symptoms, but also treatment throughout life without interruption is important for improving the prognosis of Wilson's disease.
  • (17) Several attempts at circuit interruption of type 1 atrial flutter by means of surgical or catheter techniques have been published.
  • (18) Groups of photosensitive female house sparrows have been kept under night-interruption and intermittent light cycles for a period of 6 weeks.
  • (19) Other associated malformations were an interrupted aortic arch and an atrial septal defect.
  • (20) Relapses after interruption of treatment seemed to be less frequent than with Tetracycline therapy.