Carry on meaning
Carry on is a phrasal verb with 3 meanings. One of them is to continue an activity or cause it to continue despite an interruption or difficulty.
- Past simple
- carried on
- Past participle
- carried on
- -ing form
- carrying on
What carry on means
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To continue an activity or cause it to continue despite an interruption or difficulty
Please carry on working while I answer the door.
2 more meanings of carry on are in the Retite app, each with an example and a translation into your language.
More meanings in the appSimilar phrasal verbs
With carry: carry out.
With on: turn on, put on, try on, go on, get on, hold on, hang on, keep on doing, keep on, take on.
Common questions
What does carry on mean?
It has 3 meanings. One of them is to continue an activity or cause it to continue despite an interruption or difficulty. The other 2, each with an example and a translation into your language, are in the Retite app.
What is the past tense of carry on?
Carried on, which is also its past participle.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
