phrasal verb · informal
carry on
UK/ˈkæri ɒn/US/ˈkæri ɑn/CAR·ry on
speaking
to continue doing something; (BrE) to behave in an upset or noisy way
Examples
“Please carry on with your presentation while I fix the projector.”
“They carried on talking even though the meeting had started.”
“She was carrying on about the delays — it was getting annoying.”
Band 8 sentence
“Despite a few technical problems, we carried on with the presentation until the end.”
Collocations
- carry on with something / carry on doing something
- carry on (with) a conversation / with work
Word family
carry on v.phrcarried on v.past / v.ppcarrying on v.ing / noun
Common mistakes
Please carry on to speak.→Please carry on speaking.
She carried on the meeting after lunch.→She carried on with the meeting after lunch.
Say it for a higher band
5keep→6continue→7+carry on
Synonyms
continue
keep on
Easily confused
continue
“She continued speaking despite the interruptions.”
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