(of a meeting, function, etc.) To conduct or organize
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To bring something aboard something, such as luggage on a plane or train
“Investigators are studying all liquid explosives to determine whether passengers will be allowed to carry on items such as water and toothpaste.”
To continue or persevere despite challenges or difficulty
“Tell me, how am I supposed to live without you? How am I supposed to carry on? When all that I've been living for is gone.”
To continue an activity or task
“Don't mind me. You just carry on as if I'm not here.”
To manage or organize the operations of
“If a company, for instance, carrying on a cotton-mill, should be found unable to carry on its affairs satisfactorily, it may be made bankrupt, and the mill sold.”
To behave in a specified way
“If they carry on like this, they will create another class that will not be able to support itself in old age.”
To behave badly, mischievously, or in an overemotional way
“If this is how some people behave in public, Heaven only knows how they carry on in their own homes.”
To complain, especially emotionally and at length
“The indignant teacher had called Sheriff Brimley to report and carry on about the dastardly deed done to her.”
To be engaged in a love affair, typically one of which the speaker disapproves
“So I've got to be fat and ugly while you get thin and carry on with your secretary.”
To remain in a given situation or state
To keep a particular state constant or consistent
To draw attention to oneself, especially by behaving hysterically in public
To succeed despite difficult circumstances
To carry on (a war or campaign)
To withstand continued use or life in a specified way
To exert oneself for a particular purpose
To endure, resist or last longer (than something or someone else)
To begin again or continue after a pause or interruption
To reach a specified point, state, or situation
To move or proceed further along a path or course
(of a meeting, function, etc.) To conduct or organize
To move or proceed very slowly
To carry out a role or penalty
To say as a further remark
To engage in an activity for enjoyment and recreation
To take action or do something
To talk in a loud, angry and aggressive way
To be stirred up with anger
(dated) To feel or display deep distress
To do, carry through, conduct, or perform some action
To feel anguish or distress
To talk at length or incessantly
To enjoy oneself or celebrate in a noisy or boisterous way
An excessively unnecessary or exaggerated behavior
Agitation and excitement among a group of people
Mischievous play, especially by children
A bag or case with one or two shoulder straps
A large (usually rectangular) piece of luggage
An amorous relationship, typically secret or illicit
A long, involved story, account, or series of incidents
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