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

Plus, the debate over Spirit carries on, and my stay in a $60-a-night Hawaii pod hotel.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

British Airways' owner IAG said on Friday that it currently had "no issues with fuel availability in our main markets", but suggested there could be problems if the war carries on.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

"If this war carries on to April, then that will be the main talking point in the Trump-Xi meeting," Benjamin Ho, an assistant professor at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

Dad doesn’t say anything so Mum carries on.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler