carry over (to something)
- carry over (to something)
carry over (to something)
1. [for a sum or other figure] to be taken to another column of figures. •
This amount carries over into the next column.
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Yes, this number carries over.
2. to last or continue until another time. •
Will this enthusiasm carry over to the following week?
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Of course, it will carry over.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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carry over — (something) to allow something you deal with to continue existing. I try not to let my problems at work carry over into my private life. She couldn t pay the full amount she owed, so she carried over part of it to the next month … New idioms dictionary
carry-over — [kar′ē ō΄vər] n. 1. the act of carrying over 2. something carried or left over … English World dictionary
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carry•over — car•ry•o•ver [[t]ˈkær iˌoʊ vər[/t]] n. bus something carried over or postponed to a later time • Etymology: 1735–45 … From formal English to slang
carry-over — noun something transferred or resulting from a previous situation or context … English new terms dictionary