Idiom
carry on
Meaning
To continue or proceed as before.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Please carry on with your work.”
“Even though the rain started to fall, the runners decided to carry on with the race.”
“Despite the mounting pressure and the sudden loss of their leader, the team resolved to carry on with the project until they reached their goal.”
Examples
simple
“Please carry on with your work.”
contextual
“Even though the rain started to fall, the runners decided to carry on with the race.”
complex
“Despite the mounting pressure and the sudden loss of their leader, the team resolved to carry on with the project until they reached their goal.”
Origin
Equivalent to carry onto.
Key words
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