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carry forward

car·ry for·ward
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kar-ee fawr-werd]
    • /ˈkær i ˈfɔr wərd/
    • /ˈkæri ˈfɔːwəd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kar-ee fawr-werd]
    • /ˈkær i ˈfɔr wərd/

Definitions of carry forward words

  • verb carry forward to transfer (a balance) to the next page, column, etc 3
  • verb carry forward to apply (a legally permitted credit, esp an operating loss) to the taxable income of following years to ease the overall tax burden 3
  • noun carry forward an amount carried forward 3
  • noun carry forward to proceed or progress with 3
  • noun carry forward to transfer from one column, page, book, or account to another 3
  • verb carry forward If you carry forward a balance, you transfer it to the next page or column of an account, or to another ledger or book, so that it will be the starting figure there. 3
See all 55 definitions of carry forward

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Origin of carry forward

First appearance:

before 1275
One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English carien < Anglo-French carier < Late Latin carricāre, apparently variant of *carrūcāre, derivative of Latin carrūca traveling carriage < Celtic; see car1

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Parts of speech for Carry forward

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Carry forward

carry forward popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for carry forward

verb carry forward

  • advance — To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone.
  • go on — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
  • linger — to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave: We lingered awhile after the party.
  • pursue — to strive to gain; seek to attain or accomplish (an end, object, purpose, etc.).
  • reach — to get to or get as far as in moving, going, traveling, etc.: The boat reached the shore.
All 41 Synonyms of carry forward

Antonyms for carry forward

verb carry forward

  • retreat — the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
  • retrogress — to go backward into an earlier and usually worse condition: to retrogress to infantilism.
  • decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
  • take back — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
  • cease — If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
All 22 Antonyms of carry forward

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