carry on

Meaning

1. To continue or proceed as before.
2. To continue, maintain or pursue (an activity or enterprise).
3. To talk continuously about, often in an excessively excited way
4. To act or behave; especially, to misbehave so as to attract attention; to make a fuss; to behave ostentatiously.
5. To have an illicit sexual or flirtatious relationship.

Synonyms

continue

go on

manage

conduct

run

proceed

keep on

maintain

perform

pursue

keep

carry on with

execute

keep going

inherit

resume

do

go ahead

deal

carry out

bear on

succeed

persevere

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misbehave

direct

celebrate

get on with

sustain

observe

operate

keep up

uphold

persist

act up

preserve

handle

move on

succeed to

play

press on

proceed with

process

profess

progress

prolong

prosecute

relay

ride

roll

rule

run a business

run on

settle

spin off

stay on

stretch

supervise

supply

sweep up

take care of

take up

tend

treat

undertake

vet

work

be in charge of

continue doing

engage in

fall heir to

go on with

spend time

take charge of

pass time

perservere

camphorate

continue with

plow ahead

act

run own show

administer

appear

attend to

bear

🐻

behave

care

care for

come into

come to

come up

cure

discharge

dispose of

doctor

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draw out

drive

extend

fix up

follow

get along

get on

go

go about

go along

hang in

hang on

hold on

lead

look out for

mind

misconduct

misdemean

nurse

nurture

occur

organize

persist in

Translations

continuer

poursuivre

proseguir

continuar

seguir

weiterführen

betreiben

voeren

maintenir

de

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkæɹi ˈɑn/

Etymology

Equivalent to carry onward.