Meaning trap
carry over
transfer influence
to cause an attitude, effect, or behaviour from one situation or context to persist or have an impact in another, often unrelated, context.
Don't mix these meanings
Same phrase, different job.
to cause an attitude, effect, or behaviour from one situation or context to persist or have an impact in another, often unrelated, context.
'carry over' also has the more basic meaning 'continue into another time'; this is the advanced sense.
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
- The stress he experienced at work often carried over into his personal life, affecting his relationships.psychology
- It is important for teachers to ensure that positive classroom behaviours carry over into students' interactions outside of school.IELTS speaking
Fix the pattern
Pattern: carry over (from sth) (into/to/onto sth)
WrongDon't let work stress carry over your home life.
RightDon't let work stress carry over into your home life.
'Carry over INTO' another situation — don't drop 'into'.
Patterncarry over (from sth) (into/to/onto sth)
Use it right
Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.
'Carry over into' is the natural way to say an effect persists into another context; the paraphrase is wordy.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
carry over intointofromthe momentumold habits
Don't confuse it
Unlike the B2 sense, which refers to moving unfinished things to a later time, this sense is about the transfer of influence, behaviour, or effect from one context or situation to another, not just across time.
Related
- carry over (continue into another time) — 'carry over' also has the more basic meaning 'continue into another time'; this is the advanced sense.