Meaning

2 senses
  1. (idiomatic)To transfer to a new page, column, ledger, or similar entity.

  2. (idiomatic)To apply to the taxable income of following years, thereby easing the overall tax burden; carry over.

More definitions
  • transfer from one time period to the next

Examples

4 sentences
  1. The total at the bottom of the page is carried forward.

    deDie Summe am Ende der Seite wird übertragen.

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  2. In his mind, a son would carry forward the family tradition.

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  3. They carried forward the struggle.

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  4. His times were to see the beginning and the carrying forward, to some quite serious degree, of the fulfilment of these words.

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Forms

carries forward, carrying forward, carried forward, carried forward
Base formcarry forward · to carry forward
3rd person singularcarries forward
Present participlecarrying forward
Past simplecarried forward
Past participlecarried forward

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycarry forward
he, she, itcarries forward

Past simpleLesson

all personscarried forward

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave carried forward
he, she, ithas carried forward

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill carry forward

Phrasal verbs

8 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • transfer from one time period to the next:carry over

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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