Meaning of carry over | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see carry, over.
2. To transfer (something) to a later point in time.
   idiomatic, transitive
3. To carry; to transfer an excess quantity to the next column of digits.
   transitive
4. To continue cooking after being removed from a heat source.
   intransitive
5. To transfer.
   figuratively, transitive
6. To induce to join an opposing party or faction.

Equivalents

Examples

“We carried her over the bridge.”

“The rent⟳ was carried over to December.”

“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.”

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