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carry-over

carry-over

1 5.1
Using skill or knowledge from one situation in another similar situation
  • noun
  • /ˈkæriˌoʊvər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : transferencia
  • The emphasis on big-picture learning and universal problem-solving carries over into my graduate studies today.
  • carry over to the initial
  • fluency increases that carry over
  • increases that carry over

Examples

  • The skills he developed in swimming have a significant carry-over to his training in other sports.

  • The knowledge gained from the workshop can be a real carry-over to your future job applications.

  • "We just worked hard all week in practice, and it carried over to the game."

    Blog text (2)
  • In fact, the stress I put myself through in college carried over for a year and a half.

    Blog text (32)
  • I know this talk about fingers is stupid, but this concept will carry over to many other games.

    Blog text (33)
  • My end goal was for the emotions they felt to carry over to their daily life.

    Blog text (9)
  • And the effects of your approach carried over to the students' achievement?

    Blog text (12)
  • In fact, it's something that very much carries over into the political sphere.

    Blog text (17)
  • The strong male bias in the educational system also carries over to the general workforce.

    Academic text (1990)
  • When the importance of ethical behavior is identified at this level, it often carries over to subsequent competitive levels.

    Academic text (2004)

Synonyms

transfer
vscarry-over
  • Specialized
6 3.9

Using a skill learned in one situation in another similar situation

is the same meaning but often used as a compound or hyphenated phrase
transfer of training
vscarry-over
  • Formal
4.9

Using skills or knowledge learned in one place in another similar situation

is broader and applies learned skills beyond formal training contexts
knowledge transfer
vscarry-over
  • Specialized
4.1

Using what one trained model learned to help another model perform better

is the general human skill application rather than a technical model process

Antonyms

1.0

Not remember to do something you intended

Surface Forms

carry-over singular
carry-overs plural

Morphology

carry-over = carry (transparent) = over + carry

Directly formed from the phrasal verb 'carry over' meaning 'transfer', which straightforwardly yields the noun sense 'transfer of skills or knowledge'. [Postprocessing: moved 'over' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Carry-over is a simple combination of carry ('to hold and move') and over ('to the next time or place'). So the carry-over of a skill is when you 'carry' what you learned in one situation 'over' to another one.