carry on synonyms

carry on

v.

  1. To continue

    keep going, proceed, persist, persevere; see achieve 1, continue 1, 2, endure 1.

  2. To manage

    conduct, engage in, administer; see manage 1.

  3. *To behave badly

    act up, misbehave, create a disturbance, raise Cain, raise hell*; see also misbehave, rage 1.

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