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to be continued

to be continued phrase: used at the end of an episode of a serial publication or program to indicate that the story continues in the next episode.

Phrase

to be continued

  1. Used at the end of an episode of a serial publication or program to indicate that the story continues in the next episode.
  2. (colloquial) Used to indicate that a story under discussion has not concluded, either in narration or in reality.
    • EMH: Computer, freeze programme.
      PARIS: Doc, this is the final chapter. Satan's Robot Conquers the World. We can't stop now.
      EMH: Does the phrase to be continued mean anything to you?
      PARIS: Your opera can wait.1998, Star Trek: Voyager (TV series), "Night" (episode)

to be continued meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Tagalog and Arabic

to be continued in Hindi

story continues in next episode
जारी jārī

to be continued in Tamil

story continues in next episode
தொடரும் toṭarum

to be continued in Tagalog

story continues in next episode
abangan

to be continued in Arabic

story continues in next episode
يُتْبَعُ yutbaʕu
More languagesFewer languages
to be continued in Malay
bersambung
to be continued in Indonesian
bersambung
to be continued in Thai
โปรดติดตามตอนต่อไป bpròot-dtìt-dtaam-dtɔɔn-dtɔ̀ɔ-bpai

Questions about to be continued

What does to be continued mean?
To be continued means used at the end of an episode of a serial publication or program to indicate that the story continues in the next episode.
What is to be continued in Hindi?
To be continued in Hindi is जारी (jārī). See To be continued meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is to be continued?
To be continued is a phrase.

Words near to be continued in the dictionary

  1. to and fro
  2. to and froed
  3. to and froing
  4. to and fros
  5. to arms
  6. to be continued
  7. to be expected
  8. to be fair
  9. to be frank
  10. to be going on with
  11. to be honest

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