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to carry over
01
to continue or move from one situation to the next
Intransitive: to carry over to another situation
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
over
Base verb
carry
Present tense
carry over
3rd person singular
carries over
Present participle
carrying over
Past simple
carried over
Past participle
carried over
Examples
The team 's camaraderie carried over from the sports field to the workplace.
02
to move something from one time to another
Transitive: to carry over an activity point in time
Examples
They decided to carry over the meeting to the following week.
03
to take something from one location to another
Transitive: to carry over sth | to carry over sth somewhere
Examples
The truck carried over the construction materials to the building site.
04
to keep unsold goods aside to sell in the upcoming season
Transitive: to carry over unsold goods
Examples
The decision to carry over the inventory proved beneficial during the holiday sales.
