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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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

"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

Two decades later, that fickle through line carries on.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026

Handkerchiefs wave again, laughter rises, and Highlife carries on -- rooted in the past, dancing confidently into the future.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

What I want this year is a hunting knife like the one Ben carries on the back of his belt.

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