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

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

If that carries on, analysts say it risks fuelling inflation inside the US, as Americans face higher prices for imports.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

I don’t reach him, I don’t mean to reach him, but he just laughs his little barking laugh and carries on down the trail.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness