Meaning

7 senses
  1. (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

  2. (idiomatic, transitive)To continue, maintain or pursue (an activity or enterprise).

    to carry on commerce in a market

    Carry on the good work.

  3. (idiomatic, intransitive)To persist, persevere.

    Near-synonyms: keep on, hang in, hang on, keep on keeping on

    keep calm and carry on

  4. (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.

  5. (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

  6. (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!

  7. (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 sentences
  1. She carried a baby on her back.

    Вона несла немовля на спині. — iceman

    deSie trug ein Baby auf dem Rücken. — MUIRIEL

  2. 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

  3. Tom has a lot of carry-on luggage.

    У Тома багато ручної поклажі. — deniko

  4. He carried on with his experiment.

    ruОн продолжил эксперимент. — sharptoothed

    deEr setzte das Experiment fort. — Sudajaengi

  5. Tom carried Mary on his back.

    ruТом нес Мэри на спине. — sharptoothed

    deTom trug Mary auf seinem Rücken. — al_ex_an_der

Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to continue or proceed as before:
Русский
By meaning 2
to continue or proceed as before:
to continue, maintain or pursue an activity or enterprise (transitive) — see also continue, maintain, pursue:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
to continue or proceed as before:
to continue, maintain or pursue an activity or enterprise (transitive) — see also continue, maintain, pursue:
to act or behave:

Origin

Equivalent to carry onward. Equivalent to carry onto.

Equivalent to carry onward.

Equivalent to carry onto.

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Forms

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

irregular

Present simpleLesson

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

Past simpleLesson

all personscarried on

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill carry on

Phrasal verbs

8 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

14 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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