Carry over
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Definition
To continue or transfer from one time or situation to another
Example sentence
Unused vacation days carry over to next year.
Real video usage
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Common collocations
Natural word pairings to memorize.
carry over to the next year
carry over to the next day
carry over from last year
carry over unused vacation days
carry over a balance
Separable usage
Can the object split the verb? Compare correct vs incorrect.
The unused credit carried over to the next billing cycle. ✅ (Correct)
The unused credit carried to the next billing cycle over*. ❌ (Incorrect)