Antonyms for carry through


Grammar : Verb
Spell : kar-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkær i


Definition of carry through

Origin :
  • c.1600, "vehicle for carrying," from carry (v.). U.S. football sense attested by 1949.
  • As in make : verb enact, execute
  • As in perform : verb carry out, accomplish
  • As in prosecute : verb follow through, persevere
  • As in realize : verb accomplish
  • As in survive : verb continue to live
  • As in carry the ball : verb assume the leading role
  • As in achieve : verb bring to successful conclusion; reach a goal
  • As in carry out : verb complete activity
  • As in effectuate : verb effect
  • As in effect : verb carry out, accomplish
  • As in enact : verb authorize, legislate
  • As in endure : verb continue; be durable
  • As in finish : verb bring to a conclusion; get done
Example sentences :
  • Yet here I was determined to carry through this thing as I had begun it.
  • Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini
  • It takes a man, though, to originate and carry through all this.
  • Extract from : « The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No 3, September, 1862 » by Various
  • Would she be able to carry through the hazardous task she'd undertaken?
  • Extract from : « The Secret of the Storm Country » by Grace Miller White
  • There was as much derision in the voice as can carry through a megaphone.
  • Extract from : « The Wreck of the Titan » by Morgan Robertson
  • Denison felt sorry for him, and had a hard duty to carry through.
  • Extract from : « The Ebbing Of The Tide » by Louis Becke
  • Still, that is his plot which he will carry through if he is able.
  • Extract from : « Morning Star » by H. Rider Haggard
  • The selection of the group best able to carry through this adventure.
  • Extract from : « The Next Step » by Scott Nearing
  • Samuel would be just the man to carry through a transaction of that sort.
  • Extract from : « The Red Triangle » by Arthur Morrison
  • The task was now ended which he had set himself to carry through.
  • Extract from : « A Thorny Path [Per Aspera], Complete » by Georg Ebers
  • Do not attempt more than you are sure of your ability to carry through well.
  • Extract from : « Amateur Gardencraft » by Eben E. Rexford

Synonyms for carry through

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