Dictionary entry details
• CARRY ON (verb)
Meaning:
Direct the course of; manage or control
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
carry on; conduct; deal
Context example:
You cannot conduct business like this
Hypernyms (to "carry on" is one way to...):
care; deal; handle; manage (be in charge of, act on, or dispose of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "carry on"):
racketeer (carry on illegal business activities involving crime)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
preserve; uphold; carry on; continue; bear on
Context examples:
preserve the peace in the family / continue the family tradition / Carry on the old traditions
Hypernyms (to "carry on" is one way to...):
hold; keep; maintain (keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g.,)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "carry on"):
re-start; restart; resume (take up or begin anew)
hang in; hang on; hold on; persevere; persist (be persistent, refuse to stop)
perpetuate (cause to continue or prevail)
keep up; prolong; sustain (lengthen or extend in duration or space)
mummify (preserve while making lifeless)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Continue talking
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
proceed; continue; carry on; go on
Context examples:
I know it's hard, / but there is no choice / carry on--pretend we are not in the room
Hypernyms (to "carry on" is one way to...):
speak; talk (exchange thoughts; talk with)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "carry on"):
segue (proceed without interruption; in music or talk)
jog; ramble; ramble on (continue talking or writing in a desultory manner)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Meaning:
Misbehave badly; act in a silly or improper way
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
act up; carry on
Context example:
The children acted up when they were not bored
Hypernyms (to "carry on" is one way to...):
misbehave; misconduct; misdemean (behave badly)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
