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Synonyms for carrying forward


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

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Définition of carrying 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 :
  • Where, one asks in amazement, did this remarkable man find the inspiration for carrying forward his great work?
  • Extract from : « Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 1 of 14 » by Elbert Hubbard
  • It has been found helpful all over the land in carrying forward the underlying principles of Masonry.
  • Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
  • Foster was in Kentucky, carrying forward into East Tennessee such detachments as could be picked up.
  • Extract from : « Military Reminiscences of the Civil War V2 » by Jacob Dolson Cox
  • It was so out of the ordinary experimental work which he was carrying forward with such genuine pleasure and intense vigour.
  • Extract from : « Priestley in America » by Edgar F. Smith
  • Half buried in the chalky soil was the Lewis gun they had been carrying forward when the shell fell.
  • Extract from : « With Haig on the Somme » by D. H. Parry
  • The supposed necessity of carrying forward pollen to the mouth for moistening is a delusion.
  • Extract from : « The Behavior of the Honey Bee in Pollen Collection » by D. B. Casteel
  • You may rest easily in the knowledge and conviction that I am carrying forward all that you planned.
  • Extract from : « The Wolf Cub » by Patrick Casey
  • I found them all actively engaged in carrying forward mission work.
  • Extract from : « Mary and I » by Stephen Return Riggs
  • The thought of his carrying forward into the hour of death the insolent temper of his life was terrible.
  • Extract from : « The Hour and the Man » by Harriet Martineau
  • Harry was carrying forward the boat construction, and by the occasional aid of George was bringing the hull to a completed state.
  • Extract from : « The Wonder Island Boys: The Mysteries of the Caverns » by Roger Thompson Finlay

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