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to carry on
01
to choose to continue an ongoing activity
Intransitive: to carry on with an activity
Transitive: to carry on doing sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
on
Base verb
carry
Present tense
carry on
3rd person singular
carries on
Present participle
carrying on
Past simple
carried on
Past participle
carried on
Examples
After a short break, they carried on with the meeting.
02
to keep something ongoing or unchanged over a period of time
Transitive: to carry on sth
Examples
It's essential to carry on the family values.
03
to continue talking
Intransitive: to carry on about sth
Examples
She wouldn't stop carrying on about her new job all day.
04
to act or talk in a foolish or improper manner
Intransitive
Examples
I can't believe he carried on like that during the meeting.
05
to take one's belongings onto the plane instead of putting it in the checked baggage
Transitive: to carry on belongings
Examples
The passengers carried on their backpacks for a quick exit.
06
to pursue a romantic or sexual relationship with someone
Intransitive: to carry on | to carry on with sb
Examples
They decided to carry on with each other after the summer break.
