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Definitions for carry on
car·ry on
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word carry on.
Princeton's WordNet
conduct, carry on, dealverb
direct the course of; manage or control
"You cannot conduct business like this"
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"
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"
act up, carry onverb
misbehave badly; act in a silly or improper way
"The children acted up when they were not bored"
Wiktionary
carry onverb
To continue or proceed as before.
carry onverb
To take baggage or luggage onto an airplane, rather than check it.
carry onverb
To have or maintain.
carry onverb
To act or behave; especially to misbehave so as to attract attention.
carry onverb
To have an illicit sexual liaison.
Wikipedia
Carry On
Carry On is a song by Avenged Sevenfold. The song was released on iTunes on September 24, 2012.
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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.
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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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Song lyrics by carry on -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by carry on on the Lyrics.com website.
carry on
Read the full text of the Carry On poem by Robert William Service on the Poetry.com website.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of carry on in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of carry on in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of carry on in a Sentence
I'm not important enough to see President Xi, but I have seen some senior government officials consistently saying, 'yes, (we) support Carrie Lam', there's one more question that I will ask you - who will replace her? She should carry on and put right whatever has gone wrong.
We can't give up and let oil giants carry on with business as usual because that means giving up on a habitable planet and our kids' future.
We will carry on as usual, the internal affairs of the USDP should only be party affairs. We will take action if anything interferes with parliament.
We expect to carry on operations for the next 24 to 48 hours.
The performance was good enough at least to draw, and that’s it, we just have to carry on.
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