carry over
Third Person
carries over
Present Participle
carrying over
Past Tense
carried over
Past Participle
carried over
1
to continue or move from one situation to the next
- The team's camaraderie carried over from the sports field to the workplace.
- The skills he learned in the workshop carried over to his daily tasks.
- She carried her success over to the new semester.
- The dedication she showed in practice carried over to the actual performance.
2
to move something from one time to another
transitive
- They decided to carry over the meeting to the following week.
- Let's carry this discussion over to our meeting next week.
- They decided to carry the event over to the following month.
- They opted to carry the marketing campaign over to the next year.
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3
to take something from one location to another
transitive
- The truck carried over the construction materials to the building site.
- The strong current carried over the raft to the other side of the river.
- The river current carried over the debris downstream.
- We need to carry over the supplies for the event.
- Let's carry these tools over to the workshop.
4
to keep unsold goods aside to sell in the upcoming season
transitive
- The decision to carry over the inventory proved beneficial during the holiday sales.
- The store had to carry over some products due to unexpected changes in consumer demand.
- It's common for businesses to carry over stock from one season to the next.
- The fashion store plans to carry over its current stock for the fall season.
- We will carry the remaining products over and showcase them in the summer collection.
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