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carried the torch

carried the torch is the simple past and past participle of carry the torch.

Meaning of carry the torch

Verb

carry the torch (third-person singular simple present carries the torch, present participle carrying the torch, simple past and past participle carried the torch)

  1. (idiomatic) To continue the work or legacy (of a cause); to crusade for a cause.
    • To many it meant that the United States was the chosen nation, selected by God to carry the torch of freedom and battle the evil forces of Communism.2005, Richard J. Ellis, To the Flag, pages 138 – 139
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see carry, the, torch.

Questions about carried the torch

What is carried the torch the simple past and past participle of?
Carried the torch is the simple past and past participle of carry the torch.

Words near carried the torch in the dictionary

  1. carried the can
  2. carried the day
  3. carried the mail
  4. carried the mantle
  5. carried the message to Garcia
  6. carried the torch
  7. carried the world before one
  8. carried through
  9. carried up
  10. carried water for
  11. carried weight

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