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carry on

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carry on
1. to continue to do or be involved in something. Dianne is carrying on the family tradition by becoming a lawyer. It's hard to carry on a business and take care of a small child at the same time.
2. to behave in a manner that is not controlled. The kids have been carrying on all day.
3. to continue behaving in a particular way. You've got to carry on as though nothing happened.
4. to continuously complain about something. My grandmother carried on about the bad language she hears on TV.
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Through all these fatigues we at length came to Jubo, a kingdom of considerable extent, situated almost under the line, and tributary to the Portuguese, who carry on a trade here for ivory and other commodities.
With this added incentive I nearly drove Sola distracted by my importunities to hasten on my education and within a few more days I had mastered the Martian tongue sufficiently well to enable me to carry on a passable conversation and to fully understand practically all that I heard.
to buy Dorlcote Mill, and carry on the business, which was a good one, and might be increased by the addition of steam power; in which case Tulliver might be retained as manager.
 
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