carry on

See also: carryon and carry-on

English

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈkæɹi ˈɑn/
Audio (AU) (file)

Verb

carry on (third-person singular simple present carries on, present participle carrying on, simple past and past participle carried on)

(idiomatic) To continue or proceed as before.
I'll be gone for a few days, but I hope you will carry on in my absence.
To take baggage or luggage onto an airplane, rather than check it.
You may only carry on items that are smaller than a certain size.
(idiomatic) To have or maintain.
It is difficult to carry on a conversation with so many distractions.

to carry on commerce in a market
(idiomatic) To act or behave; especially to misbehave so as to attract attention.
I really wish you wouldn't carry on like that in public!
(idiomatic) To have an illicit sexual relationship.
I thought he was my friend, but all the time he was carrying on with my wife!

Synonyms

(misbehave): See misbehave

Derived terms

carrying-on

Translations

to continue or proceed as before — See also translations at continue,‎ proceed

Finnish: jatkaa (fi)
French: continuer (fr), poursuivre (fr)
German: weitermachen (de)
Italian: andare avanti
Norwegian:
Bokmål: fortsette (no)
Occitan: continuar (oc), perseguir

Persian: ادامه دادن‎ (fa)
Russian: продолжать (ru) (prodolžatʹ)
Scottish Gaelic: lean air
Spanish: continuar (es)
Swedish: fortsätta (sv)
Turkish: devam etmek (tr), sürdürmek (tr)

to take baggage or luggage onto an airplane, rather than check it

French: emporter (fr), prendre (fr)

Occitan: prene, prendre, emportar

to have or maintain — See also translations at have,‎ maintain

French: continuer (fr), poursuivre (fr), tenir (fr)
German: fortführen (de), aufrechterhalten (de), durchführen (de)

Italian: continuare (it)
Scottish Gaelic: lean air

to act or behave — See also translations at act,‎ behave

French: se comporter (fr)
German: aufführen (de) (reflexive), benehmen (de) (reflexive)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: holde på, oppføre seg (no)

Swedish: bete sig (sv)

misbehave — see misbehave

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