WordNet sense 1 (consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract):

continuant consonant

WordNet sense 2 (keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last):

continue, preserve, uphold, carry on, bear on

WordNet sense 3 (have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense):

begin, start

WordNet sense 4 (begin or set in motion):

go