CARRY (SOMETHING) OVER


Meaning of CARRY (SOMETHING) OVER in English

carry something ↔ over phrasal verb ( see also ↑ carry )

1 . if something is carried over into a new situation, it continues to exist in the new situation:

The pain and violence of his childhood were carried over into his marriage.

2 . to make an official arrangement to do something or use something at a later time:

Up to five days’ holiday can be carried over from one year to the next.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.