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carry on

/ˈkæri ɒn/

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/ˈkæri ɒn/B1formal
  • ruФразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения продолжения деятельности или действия, или поведения определённым образом, часто возбуждённо или раздражающе.

A phrasal verb used to indicate continuing an activity or action, or to behave in a particular way, often in an excited or annoying manner.

uncountable · intransitive · phrasal, inseparable

  1. Continue doing somethinginformal

    To continue an activity or task without stopping.

    ruПродолжать

    • Please carry on with your work while I'm away.
    • They carried on talking despite the interruption.
    • She carried on reading her book on the train.

    Synonymscontinuego onkeep goingkeep onperseverepersistpress onproceed

    Antonymsceasediscontinueendhaltquitstopterminate

  2. Behave in an excited or dramatic wayinformalbritish

    To behave in a very emotional, noisy, or dramatic manner.

    ruВести себя возбуждённо

    • The children carried on when they saw the ice cream truck.
    • He carried on as if he had won the lottery.
    • Stop carrying on about such a small problem.

    Synonymsact upcut upgo onraise hell

Forms
  • carried on past participle
  • carried on past simple
  • carrying on present participle
  • carries on third person singular

Base verbcarry

Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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