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carry on

carry on


verb 
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb keep doing something: to continue to do something
Please just carry on with your work and pretend we're not here.
She carried on the business after her father retired.

2. transitive verb be involved in something: to be engaged in something
They were carrying on an intense conversation in a corner of the bar.

3. intransitive verb behave foolishly or improperly: to behave or talk in a way that is socially awkward or improper ( informal )
I'm ashamed of the way he's been carrying on in public.

4. intransitive verb have affair: to have a casual affair with somebody ( informal disapproving )

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