carry forward
carry forward · carries forward · carried forward · carrying forward
To transfer to a new page, column, ledger, or similar entityTo transfer to a new page, column, ledger, or similar entity.
» The total at the bottom of the page is carried forward.
Die Summe am Ende der Seite wird übertragen.
Meaning
2 senses(idiomatic)To transfer to a new page, column, ledger, or similar entity.
(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 sentencesThe total at the bottom of the page is carried forward.
deDie Summe am Ende der Seite wird übertragen.
In his mind, a son would carry forward the family tradition.
They carried forward the struggle.
His times were to see the beginning and the carrying forward, to some quite serious degree, of the fulfilment of these words.
Forms
carries forward, carrying forward, carried forward, carried forward| Base form | carry forward · to carry forward |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | carries forward |
| Present participle | carrying forward |
| Past simple | carried forward |
| Past participle | carried forward |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
8 phrasal verbs- carry offкерувати, управлятиTo transport away.
- carry outвиконувати, винестиTo hold while moving it out.
- carry onпродовжувати, продовжитиTo continue or proceed as before.
- carry awayловити, пійматиTo steal; to take away.
- carry throughврятувати, рятуватиTo manage to execute; to perform successfully, all the way to the end.
- carry upTo convey or extend in an upward course or direction; to build.
- carry overUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see carry, over.
- carry forwardTo transfer to a new page, column, ledger, or similar entity.
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- transfer from one time period to the next:carry over
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb