📖 Definitions of "Carry on"
verb
- 1
To continue or proceed as before.
"I'll be gone for a few days, but I hope you will carry on in my absence."
- 2
To take baggage or luggage onto an airplane, rather than check it.
"You may only carry on items that are smaller than a certain size."
- 3
To have or maintain.
"It is difficult to carry on a conversation with so many distractions."
- 4
To act or behave; especially to misbehave so as to attract attention.
"I really wish you wouldn't carry on like that in public!"
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Carry on"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| continueverb | (transitive) To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity). |
| go onverb | (intransitive) To continue an action. |
| proceedverb | To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to carry on. |
| bear onverb | To influence, have an effect on. |
| upholdverb | To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling |
| carry outverb | (transitive, idiomatic) To fulfill. |
| conductnoun | Behaviour; the manner of behaving. |
| dealnoun | (often followed by of) An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by great or good). |
| preserveverb | To protect; to keep from harm or injury. |
| keep onverb | (transitive, idiomatic) To persist or continue. |
| carry throughverb | (transitive, idiomatic) To manage to execute; to perform successfully, all the way to the end. |
| keep goingverb | (transitive) To proceed; to make progress, physically or figuratively. |
| keep upverb | (intransitive, idiomatic) To stay even or ahead. |
| go through withverb | (idiomatic, transitive) To carry out (something planned or promised); to proceed with or continue with. |
| stay the courseverb | (idiomatic) To persist or continue, especially in the face of difficulties. |
| get on withverb | (transitive) To proceed with; to begin or continue, especially after an interruption. |
| keep the ball rollingverb | (idiomatic) To continue an action indicated in the context; to sustain a process. |
| contynuenoun | Obsolete spelling of continue. [(transitive) To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity).] |
| pursueverb | (transitive) To aim for, go after (a specified objective, situation etc.). |
| endureverb | (intransitive) To continue or carry on, despite obstacles or hardships; to persist. |
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