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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.
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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.
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3. intransitive verb behave foolishly or improperly: to behave or talk in a way that is socially awkward or improper
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informal
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I'm ashamed of the way he's been carrying on in public.
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4. intransitive verb have affair: to have a casual affair with somebody
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informal disapproving
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