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Synonyms for carries through


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

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Définition of carries through

Origin :
  • c.1600, "vehicle for carrying," from carry (v.). U.S. football sense attested by 1949.
  • As in make : verb enact, execute
  • As in perform : verb carry out, accomplish
  • As in prosecute : verb follow through, persevere
  • As in realize : verb accomplish
  • As in survive : verb continue to live
  • As in carry the ball : verb assume the leading role
  • As in achieve : verb bring to successful conclusion; reach a goal
  • As in carry out : verb complete activity
  • As in effectuate : verb effect
  • As in effect : verb carry out, accomplish
  • As in enact : verb authorize, legislate
  • As in endure : verb continue; be durable
  • As in finish : verb bring to a conclusion; get done
Example sentences :
  • She is violent, bitter, vindictive; she carries through her little exploit with much self-possession and without a sob.
  • Extract from : « The English Stage » by Augustin Filon
  • It is the little grub that carries through the still waters a bundle of tiny fragments fallen from the reeds.
  • Extract from : « Insect Adventures » by J. Henri Fabre
  • In the last measure of the third line there is a modulation into the tonality of B♭ which carries through two measures.
  • Extract from : « The Tinguian » by Fay-Cooper Cole
  • When water is poured over wood-ashes, it dissolves their potash which it carries through in solution, making ley.
  • Extract from : « The Elements of Agriculture » by George E. Waring
  • He himself is a man who carries through anything that he undertakes, no matter if he incurs loss in so doing.
  • Extract from : « In the Hands of the Cave-Dwellers » by G. A. Henty
  • A philosophy, less systematic, by conforming itself to facts, carries through common sense to better results.
  • Extract from : « Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good » by Victor Cousin

Antonyms for carries through

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