carry on direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this" en carry on keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions" en carry on continue with one's activities; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room" en carry on misbehave badly; act in a silly or improper way; "The children acted up when they were not bored" en carry on disapproval If you say that someone is carrying on, you are irritated with them because they are talking very excitedly and saying a lot of unnecessary things. She was yelling and screaming and carrying on He was carrying on about some stupid television series. = make a fuss en carry on small piece of luggage that is allowed inside the cabin of a passenger airplane

It has a few meanings: 1. to continue doing something 2. to behave in an unfavourable way 3. to take or transport something on to something There are possibly more too, but these are the main ones which spring to mind. EDIT: Somebody gave me -1. I've only been teaching English for 10 years, so maybe I don't know what I'm talking about?

Carry on means to continue/ to go on

it means go on doing something.perhaps when you do it,you will put it aside and do other things,later you continue doing it.have you got it?

It means "to continue to do something." Examples: "He carried on talking after everyone stopped listening." "Don't stop what you're doing. Carry on!"