Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carry over

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.86 in modern English

Syllables: car-ry over
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see carry, over.

verb

To transfer (something) to a later point in time.

Transitive verb

verb

To carry; to transfer an excess quantity to the next column of digits.

Transitive verb

verb

To continue cooking after being removed from a heat source.

Intransitive verb

verb

Transitive verb

verb

To induce to join an opposing party or faction.

Example Sentences

"We carried her over the bridge."
"The rent was carried over to December."
"So many candidates there were that the ceremonies were carried over to the next morning."
"The chicken will carry over before it is served."
"Though the idea of placing wacky made-up characters in a real-life context was carried over from Da Ali G Show—wherein Buzz Aldrin was once asked if he was upset that Michael Jackson got all the credit for inventing the moonwalk—Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat felt like something new, an attempt to square an improvised, guerrilla style of underground comedy with reality-TV stunt shows like Jackass or Fear Factor."

Etymology

Attested since the 17th century; listed for instance in Elisha Coles' 1676 dictionary as a translation of transfer, thereby possibly a calque of Latin transfero; compare Dutch overdragen, German übertragen.

Usage

Inflected Forms

carries over (present, singular) carrying over (participle, present) carried over (participle, past) carried over (past)

Derived Forms

carryover

Synonyms

carry forward hold over

Questions

What does carry over mean?: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see carry, over.
Where does carry over come from?: Attested since the 17th century; listed for instance in Elisha Coles' 1676 dictionary as a translation of transfer, thereby possibly a calque of Latin transfero; compare Dutch overdragen, German übertragen.

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