Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carry the torch

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables: car-ry the -torch
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of carry a torch.

verb

To continue the work or legacy (of a cause); to crusade for a cause.

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see carry, the, torch.

Example Sentences

"Someday, I know that Jim will up and leave me But even if he does you can believe me I'll go on carryin' the torch for Jim I'll go on lovin' my Jim"
"To many it meant that the United States was the chosen nation, selected by God to carry the torch of freedom and battle the evil forces of Communism."
"Entrusted to carry the torch of Disney excellence to Japan, each manager is in the United States for an extended training and orientation program."
"Once Mondale suffered his inevitable defeat in November, the search would commence for a new leader for the party, someone to carry the torch in 1988, when Reagan would be forbidden from running again and the country might, after eight years of Republican rule, be ready for a break."

Inflected Forms

carries the torch (present, singular) carrying the torch (participle, present) carried the torch (participle, past) carried the torch (past)

Phrases

pass the torch

Frequently Paired Words

pass the torch torchbearer

Questions

What does carry the torch mean?: Alternative form of carry a torch.

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