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

Near Rangpo, the Teesta joins with another river and carries on toward the Bay of Bengal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Two decades later, that fickle through line carries on.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026

And if she carries on for one more Games, to French Alps 2030, she could equal Norwegian cross country skier Marit Bjoergen's all-time Winter Olympics record of 15 medals.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

Even though all the regulars are hard-core old-time hustlers, Small’s carries on as an upstanding, respectable place.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz