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Antonyms for carry forward


Grammar : Verb
Spell : kar-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkær i



Definition of carry forward

Origin :
  • c.1600, "vehicle for carrying," from carry (v.). U.S. football sense attested by 1949.
  • As in continue : verb persist, carry on
Example sentences :
  • Young and old, rich and poor, came out to carry forward this work in common.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • You've got to carry forward her living, and what she had done, go on with it.
  • Extract from : « Sons and Lovers » by David Herbert Lawrence
  • I do not conceive and carry forward a plan in the one breath.
  • Extract from : « The Wolf Cub » by Patrick Casey
  • They cannot all carry forward the evolution of modern painting.
  • Extract from : « Modern Painting, Its Tendency and Meaning » by Willard Huntington Wright
  • We cannot but carry forward our thoughts a little, and think what was the last.
  • Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel » by W. G. Blaikie
  • He said that he should at once assume his father's position, and carry forward his plans.
  • Extract from : « Alexander the Great » by Jacob Abbott
  • If I carry forward all that he held in heart, I shall continue to be one with him.
  • Extract from : « In a Mysterious Way » by Anne Warner
  • Well do I know, my dear girl, that I can trust you perfectly, to carry forward my work.'
  • Extract from : « Solaris Farm » by Milan C. Edson
  • It opened the pockets of the wealthy to carry forward his great projects.
  • Extract from : « Famous Men of Science » by Sarah K. Bolton
  • We carry forward this impulse with varying fortunes and by free will.
  • Extract from : « Edward Caldwell Moore » by Edward Moore

Synonyms for carry forward

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