Carry on

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Definition

To continue doing something

Example sentence
Please carry on with your presentation.
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Common collocations
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carry on working

carry on talking

carry on with your work

carry on as usual

carry on the conversation

carry on doing something

Separable usage
Can the object split the verb? Compare correct vs incorrect.

She carried on working despite the noise. ✅ (Correct)

She carried working on despite the noise. ❌ (Incorrect)