Analysis Complete

carry on

/ carry on /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
direct the course of; manage or control
"You cannot conduct business like this"
Type of:
manage deal care
Kinds of:
racketeer
Derived:
hand deal transaction dealing dealings
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
misbehave badly; act in a silly or improper way
"The children acted up when they were not bored"
Type of:
misbehave misconduct misdemean
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 3
continue with one''s activities
"I know it''s hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"
"carry on--pretend we are not in the room"
Type of:
talk speak
Kinds of:
segue ramble on ramble jog
Derived:
lengthiness prolongation continuation protraction continuance
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Something is ----ing PP
Frame 33
verb Sense 4
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
"preserve the peace in the family"
"continue the family tradition"
"Carry on the old traditions"
Opposites:
discontinue stop cease give up quit
Type of:
keep maintain hold
Kinds of:
resume restart persevere persist hang in
Derived:
preservation upholder maintainer sustainer
Verb group:
continue go on proceed go along keep
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
52%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
45
Times Searched
3
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manage deal care racketeer misbehave misconduct misdemean talk speak segue ramble on ramble