carry over
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Verb (4)
- transfer or persist from one stage or sphere of activity to anotherMore general prevail, persist
- transport from one place or state to another“Adam would have been carried over into the life eternal”More general transport
- hold over goods to be sold for the next seasonSynonyms: hold overMore general keep, hold on
- transfer from one time period to the nextSynonyms: carry forwardMore general transfer, shift
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