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Definition of carry over phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

carry over

phrasal verb
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carry over
  1. to continue to exist in a different situation
    • Attitudes learned at home carry over into the playground.
carry something over
  1. to keep something from one situation and use it or deal with it in a different situation
  2. to delay something until a later time
    • The match had to be carried over until Sunday.
  3. (also carry something forward)
    to move a total amount from one column or page to the next
See carry over in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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