carry on
To continue or proceed as beforeTo continue or proceed as before.
» She carried a baby on her back.
Sie trug ein Baby auf dem Rücken.
Вона несла немовля на спині.
Meaning
7 senses(idiomatic, intransitive)To continue or proceed as before.
I’ll be gone for a few days, but I hope you will carry on in my absence.
continue talking
(idiomatic, transitive)To continue, maintain or pursue (an activity or enterprise).
to carry on commerce in a market
Carry on the good work.
(idiomatic, intransitive)To persist, persevere.
Near-synonyms: keep on, hang in, hang on, keep on keeping on
keep calm and carry on
(idiomatic, intransitive)To talk continuously or prolongedly (about something), often in an excessively excited way.
Near-synonym: go on
He’s always carrying on about his stupid aquarium.
(idiomatic, intransitive)To act or behave; especially, to misbehave so as to attract attention; to make a fuss; to behave ostentatiously.
I really wish you wouldn't carry on like that in public!
I could hear some protestors hollering, but I wasn't close enough to make out what was happening. What were they carrying on about?
misbehave badly; act in a silly or improper way
(idiomatic, intransitive)To have an illicit sexual or flirtatious relationship.
I thought he was my friend, but all the time he was carrying on with my wife!
(idiomatic, intransitive, transitive)To take baggage or luggage onto an airplane, rather than check it.
You may only carry on items that are smaller than a certain size.
You may carry them on if they fit within the limits.
weitermachen, fortführen, aufrechterhalten
продолжа́тьprodolžátʹ, продолжа́тьprodolžátʹ, продолжа́тьсяprodolžátʹsja
продо́вжуватиprodóvžuvaty, продо́вжитиprodóvžyty, продо́вжуватисяprodóvžuvatysja
Examples
243 sentencesShe carried a baby on her back.
Вона несла немовля на спині. — iceman
deSie trug ein Baby auf dem Rücken. — MUIRIEL
We have no choice but to carry on.
В нас нема іншого вибору, як продовжувати. — ChickenKiev
ruУ нас нет другого выбора, кроме как продолжать. — shanghainese
deWir haben keine andere Wahl, als weiterzumachen. — mayabe
Tom has a lot of carry-on luggage.
У Тома багато ручної поклажі. — deniko
He carried on with his experiment.
ruОн продолжил эксперимент. — sharptoothed
deEr setzte das Experiment fort. — Sudajaengi
Tom carried Mary on his back.
ruТом нес Мэри на спине. — sharptoothed
deTom trug Mary auf seinem Rücken. — al_ex_an_der
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
Equivalent to carry onward. Equivalent to carry onto.Forms
carries on, carrying on, carried on, carried on| Base form | carry on · to carry on |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | carries on |
| Present participle | carrying on |
| Past simple | carried on |
| Past participle | carried on |
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
14 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons 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