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car·ry on

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. conduct, carry on, dealverb

    direct the course of; manage or control

    "You cannot conduct business like this"

  2. continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserveverb

    keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last

    "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"

  3. continue, go on, carry on, proceedverb

    continue talking

    "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"

  4. act up, carry onverb

    misbehave badly; act in a silly or improper way

    "The children acted up when they were not bored"

Wiktionary

  1. carry onverb

    To continue or proceed as before.

  2. carry onverb

    To take baggage or luggage onto an airplane, rather than check it.

  3. carry onverb

    To have or maintain.

  4. carry onverb

    To act or behave; especially to misbehave so as to attract attention.

  5. carry onverb

    To have an illicit sexual liaison.

Wikipedia

  1. Carry On

    Carry On is a song by Avenged Sevenfold. The song was released on iTunes on September 24, 2012.

ChatGPT

  1. carry on

    Carry on generally means to continue an action, behavior, or task, or to persist in doing something. However, its meaning can slightly change depending on the context. It also can refer to dealing with problems or difficulties in a calm and resilient way, carrying personal belongings in a small bag on a plane, or behaving in an uncontrolled, foolish, or annoying way.

Wikidata

  1. Carry On

    Carry On is the second solo studio album released by American musician Chris Cornell. It was released on May 28, 2007 in the United Kingdom and June 5, 2007 in the United States. This album is Cornell's second after Euphoria Morning in 1999, and his first since leaving his former band Audioslave. As of September 4, 2007, the album has sold 121,000 copies in the US and 300,000 copies worldwide.

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  1. carry on

    Song lyrics by carry on -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by carry on on the Lyrics.com website.

  2. carry on

    Read the full text of the Carry On poem by Robert William Service on the Poetry.com website.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of carry on in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of carry on in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of carry on in a Sentence

  1. Walter J. Lippmann:

    The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and will to carry on.

  2. Mmusi Maimane:

    I had to endure a barrage of racial insults. What you've got to do is to steel your back and carry on, i recognize that they wanted to do everything in their power to win, to a point when you recognize it's a tactical thing to divide the nation along racial lines.

  3. William Robertson:

    The set of values Warren has built within us will carry on for much, much, much, much longer than any one individual, a lot of people here seem to be a familiar face.

  4. Seneca College:

    Along with the rest of the city, and world, we were stunned by yesterday’s news, we must grieve, and we must heal, but we must also resolve to carry on.

  5. Edgardo Bauza:

    We have decided with my coaching staff to end this cycle and leave this club. It’s the best thing for the club and the squad, we will stay in charge for the last two matches of the local( league) tournament and carry on until the end of the year if we need to qualify for( next year’s) Libertadores.


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