carry on

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verb

1. direct the course of;
manage or control (Freq. 9)
- You cannot conduct business like this
• Syn:
conduct, deal
• Derivationally related forms:
deal (for: deal), dealings (for: deal), dealing (for: deal), conducting (for: conduct)
• Hypernyms:
manage, deal, care, handle
• Hyponyms:
racketeer
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody (for: conduct)
2. keep or maintain in unaltered condition;
cause to remain or last (Freq. 1)
- preserve the peace in the family
- continue the family tradition
- Carry on the old traditions
• Syn:
continue, uphold, bear on, preserve
• Ant:
discontinue (for: continue)
• Derivationally related forms:
preservation (for: preserve), upholder (for: uphold)
• Hypernyms:
keep, maintain, hold
• Hyponyms:
resume, restart, re-start, persevere, persist,
hang in, hang on, hold on, perpetuate, prolong, sustain,
keep up, mummify
• Verb Group:
continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep, go forward
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
3. continue talking (Freq. 1)
- I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice
- carry on--pretend we are not in the room
• Syn:
continue, go on, proceed
• Derivationally related forms:
continuation (for: continue)
• Hypernyms:
talk, speak
• Hyponyms:
segue, ramble on, ramble, jog
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
- Somebody ----s VERB-ing
4. misbehave badly;
act in a silly or improper way
- The children acted up when they were not bored
• Syn:
act up
• Hypernyms:
misbehave, misconduct, misdemean
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s