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carry on

 
Verb carry on has 4 senses
  1. conduct, carry on, deal - direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this"
    --1 is one way to manage, deal, care, handle
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  2. continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve - 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"
    --2 is one way to keep, maintain, hold
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  3. continue, go on, carry on, proceed - continue with one's activities; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"
    --3 is one way to talk, speak
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
    Somebody ----s VERB-ing
  4. act up, carry on - misbehave badly; act in a silly or improper way; "The children acted up when they were not bored"
    --4 is one way to misbehave, misconduct, misdemean
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
carry around carry away carry back carry down carry forward carry in carry nation carry off carry on carry out carry over carry through carry to term carry weight carryable carryall carrycot

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