carries on

VERB

continue activity

Synonyms

WEAK

achieve endure hang on keep going last maintain perpetuate persevere persist proceed

Antonyms

WEAK

be calm discontinue mismanage stop

VERB

manage operations

Synonyms

WEAK

administer conduct direct engage in keep operate ordain run

Antonyms

WEAK

be calm discontinue mismanage stop

VERB

lose control emotionally

Synonyms

WEAK

act up be indecorous blunder cut up lose it make a fuss misbehave rage raise Cain

Antonyms

WEAK

be calm discontinue mismanage stop

Example Sentences

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But back at the camp in Los Azules, where cumbia music carries on the wind, Andres Carrizo is looking forward to a boom time.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

Their story continues just as the chase carries on for Celtic and a wounded Rangers.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

Delta is the first major U.S. airline to report quarterly results, and analysts are watching the resilience of travel demand and company finances as the Iran war carries on.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

As Feng Shui Poetry in the Parks carries on for another semester— maybe its last — students continue to explore writing poetry in the greens of L.A. parks.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

I’m about to tell her about the maths test I aced just before half term and the book we’ve just started in English, when she carries on.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler