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Definition of "carry on" []

  • To continue or proceed as before. (verb)
  • To take baggage or luggage onto an airplane, rather than check it. (verb)
  • To have or maintain. (verb)
  • To act or behave; especially to misbehave so as to attract attention. (verb)
  • To have an illicit sexual liaison. (verb)

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Use "carry on" in a sentence
  • "And when a friend loves someone, and they die—to carry on those feelings, as lovers, or life-mates, or just as friends, is to honor their memory."
  • "The Getae then packed as many of their women and children as they could carry on horses and rode for the endless grasslands to the north."
  • "But one player he does believe can carry on for another season is skipper Weir, who celebrates his 40th birthday on Monday and who will pick up the Scottish Football Writers '"