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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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