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Meanings of carry on in English

Portuguese
continuar
Catalan
seguir
Spanish
mantener

Keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last.

continuar
Portuguese
prosseguir
Spanish
proseguir

To continue talking.

prosseguir
Portuguese
conduzir
Catalan
portar
Spanish
conducir

Direct the course of; manage or control.

conduzir

Misbehave badly; act in a silly or improper way.

Usage of carry on in English
1
The debate over the policy change continued to carry on this week.
Wired
2
Not without a true Creweler in place to carry on my work.
Crewel
3
Sir Hugh said dissidents just wanted to carry on their criminal activities.
The Irish Times
4
Also, I feel a sense of responsibility to carry on our legacy.
Ebony
5
They carry weight and they carry on long after you've said them.
News.com.au
6
But how in good conscience can she carry on as Prime Minister?
News.com.au
7
She plans to carry on the hotline's work for a while longer.
Reuters
8
This burden is too great and I can't carry on much longer.
Alexandra, gone
9
We can't just carry on as if nothing happened, Mr Cameron said.
The Irish Times
10
The danger had passed, now I could carry on along my way.
Shadow prowler
11
It's probably one of the main reasons why people carry on performing.
The Irish Times
12
Prayuth has stressed that business and government should carry on as normal.
Reuters
13
It didn't do any good for Louise to carry on this way.
We are all welcome here
14
Repeat 10 times to learn how to keep calm and carry on.
The Irish Times
15
I know they will carry on and be back again next year.
The Irish Times
16
Then he felt better and perfectly able to carry on with Maria.
The new yorker
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Translations for carry on
Carry on through the time
Carry on across language varieties
South Africa
Common
New Zealand
Common
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Common
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