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carry over1Extend beyond the original area of application: his artistic practice is clearly carrying over into his social thought...- That ability to conquer challenges carries over into other areas of life as well.
- That practice carries over into some modern secret society initiations, where participants are hooded or masked to conceal their identities.
- The better I play, the more it will carry over to the World Cup.
See parent entry: carry carry-over2 noun [usually in singular]Something transferred or resulting from a previous situation: the slow trading was a carry-over from the big losses of last week...- One of the problems that cricket faces in Africa is a perception that it's a carry-over from previous colonial regimes.
- ‘Only a carry-over of silage and hay from last winter helped to stop a feeding crisis on farms, but the problem is how are the animals to be fed this winter.
- There was a carry-over of sediment from the clarifiers into the River Nore.
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