Complete Definition of "carry on"

English

Verb
carry on

#idiom To continue or proceed as before.
#:I'll be gone for a few days, but I hope you will carry on in my absence.

  1. 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.

  1. idiom To have or maintain.

#:It is difficult to carry on a conversation with so many distractions.
#idiom To act or behave; especially to act or behave so as to attract attention.
#:I really wish you wouldn't carry on like that in public!
#idiom To have an illicit sexual liaison

Translations
trans-top|To continue or proceed as before
Finnish: jatkaa
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trans-top|To take baggage or luggage onto an airplane, rather than check it
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trans-top|To have or maintain
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trans-top|To act or behave
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See also
carry-on (adjective)

ar:carry on
it:carry on
pl:carry on
sv:carry on

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