carry something over

carry something over
retain something and apply or deal with it in a new context

much of the wartime economic planning was carried over into the next decade

postpone an event

the match had to be carried over till Sunday

another way of saying carry something forward

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  • carry something over — keep to use or deal with in a new context. ↘postpone. → carrots …   English new terms dictionary

  • carry something forward — transfer figures to a new page or account ■ keep something to use or deal with at a later time we carried forward a reserve, which allowed us to meet demands * * * ˌcarry sthˈforward derived (also ˌcarry sthˈover) to move a total amount from one… …   Useful english dictionary

  • carry over — verb 1. transfer or persist from one stage or sphere of activity to another (Freq. 4) • Derivationally related forms: ↑carry over • Hypernyms: ↑prevail, ↑persist, ↑die hard, ↑run, ↑endure …   Useful english dictionary

  • carry — verb (carries, carrying, carried) 1》 move or transport from one place to another.     ↘have on one s person wherever one goes.     ↘conduct; transmit.     ↘be infected with (a disease) and liable to transmit it to others. 2》 support the weight of …   English new terms dictionary

  • Carry — Related:net financing cost. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * carry car‧ry [ˈkæri] verb carried PTandPP [transitive] 1. TRANSPORT to move goods or passengers from one place to another: • Airlines carried 262 million passengers on… …   Financial and business terms

  • carry — Related: net financing cost. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary The interest cost of financing securities held. Exchange Handbook Glossary * * * carry car‧ry [ˈkæri] verb carried PTandPP [transitive] 1. TRANSPORT …   Financial and business terms

  • carry — car|ry1 W1S1 [ˈkæri] v past tense and past participle carried present participle carrying third person singular carries ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(lift and take)¦ 2¦(vehicle/ship/plane)¦ 3¦(pipe/wire etc)¦ 4¦(move something)¦ 5¦(have with you)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • carry — car|ry1 [ keri ] verb *** ▸ 1 take someone/something somewhere ▸ 2 have goods for sale ▸ 3 spread disease ▸ 4 always have a feeling ▸ 5 publish/broadcast something ▸ 6 have a guarantee ▸ 7 win election ▸ 8 do someone else s work ▸ 9 lead to… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • carry — 1 verb carried, carrying 1 LIFT AND TAKE (T) to take something somewhere in your hands or arms, on your back etc: A porter helped me carry my luggage. | Let me carry that for you. | carry sth around/out/to etc: I m not carrying it around all day! …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • carry */*/*/ — UK [ˈkærɪ] / US [ˈkerɪ] verb Word forms carry : present tense I/you/we/they carry he/she/it carries present participle carrying past tense carried past participle carried 1) [transitive] to hold someone or something using your hands, arms, or… …   English dictionary

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