Meaning

6 senses
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see carry, over.

    We carried her over the bridge.

  2. (idiomatic, transitive)To transfer (something) to a later point in time.

    The rent was carried over to December.

    So many candidates there were that the ceremonies were carried over to the next morning.

    transfer from one time period to the next

  3. (transitive)To carry; to transfer an excess quantity to the next column of digits.

  4. (intransitive)To continue cooking after being removed from a heat source.

    The chicken will carry over before it is served.

  5. (figuratively, transitive)To transfer.

    transfer or persist from one stage or sphere of activity to another

  6. To induce to join an opposing party or faction.

Examples

10 sentences
  1. Carry this over there.

    ruОтнеси это туда. — Wezel

  2. I was carrying my bag over my shoulder.

  3. Her voice did not carry well over the noise.

  4. The voices of children playing were carried over by the wind.

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  5. Tom wanted to carry Mary over the threshold.

Origin

Attested since the 17th century; listed for instance in Elisha Coles' 1676 dictionary as a

Attested since the 17th century; listed for instance in Elisha Coles' 1676 dictionary as a translation of transfer, thereby possibly a calque of Latin transfero; compare Dutch overdragen, German übertragen.

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Forms

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

irregular

Present simpleLesson

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

Past simpleLesson

all personscarried over

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill carry over

Phrasal verbs

8 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • transfer from one time period to the next:carry forward
  • hold over goods to be sold for the next season:hold over

Word family

2 related words
Relatedcarry-over
Derivedcarryover

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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