- Maintain or conduct. 2. Continue or persevere. 3. Behave in an excited or silly manner. 4. Flirt or engage in an illicit love affair.
Examples:
- I'm sure you can carry on without me.
Origin: Sense 1: c. 1600; Sense 2: Mid-1600s; Sense 3: Early 1800s; Sense 4: Early 1900s