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to carry over

to carry over

14 3.5
To move something from one time or situation to a later one
  • phrasal verb
  • /ˈkæri ˈoʊvər/
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  • Such negative perceptions can be carried over into clinical practice and become a barrier to future collaborative working.
  • carry over to other aspects
  • carry over into the next
  • experience carry over

I feel like it's totally inappropriate to disrespect that love to then carry over my headaches home in general.

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Examples

  • One girl noted, "Fitness activities will probably carry over after my schooling more than sports will."

    Academic text (2011)
  • All these, in the last instance, carry over into the realm of household income and expenses.

    Academic text (1993)
  • And then we carry over the last term exactly the way it is.

  • That energy will naturally carry over to your man and that will create a field in which he feels more safe to open up.

  • The progress monitor step carries over to Phase 3, which also includes evaluation.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The work they did at the museum was carried over into the kindergarten.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Besides, with every VR adaptation we do, we learn things we can carry over into the next project.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • I believe, however, that his basic ideas carry over to quantum mechanics without essential modification.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Conventions and common motifs of the visual arts frequently carried over into the new medium of film.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The team hopes to carry over its success from last season into the current one.

Synonyms

to carry
vsto carry over
535 3.4

Extend an effect into another place or time

focuses on transferring or continuing across times and situations especially into later periods
to roll over
vsto carry over
  • Specialized
9 5.3

To move money from one investment into another when the first ends

is general transfer or continuation not limited to financial contexts
to carry forward
vsto carry over
  • Specialized
4 3.7

To move something unused from one period to the next so it can still be used

is broader, covering transfer between places or situations as well as periods
to hold over
vsto carry over
1 4.6

To keep something for use or sale after its planned time

involves transfer or continuation into another time or place rather than mere delay

Antonyms

147 4.6

To make something stop or finish

To stop something that is happening or being given

How Long

to persist
61 3.5
to spill over
16 4.2
to carry forward
  • Specialized
4 3.7
to carry over
14 3.5
stop
310 1.0

Surface Forms

carry over infinitive
carried over past participle
carrying over present participle
carries over third person singular

Morphology

carry + over

The meaning 'to keep goods unsold in one season for sale in the next' is directly derivable from 'carry' (to hold/move/stock) plus 'over' (across or into the following period); together they compositionally signal transfer into the next time period. This verb+particle pattern is regular and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

The phrasal verb carry over comes from the simple image of physically carrying something over a line or from one day to the next. So when we say carry over now, we mean 'to transfer' or 'to continue' something into a later time or new place.