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carries a torch

carries a torch is the third-person singular simple present indicative of carry a torch.

Meaning of carry a torch

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To love or to be romantically infatuated with, especially when such feelings are not reciprocated.
    • Someday, I know that Jim will up and leave me / But even if he does you can believe me / I'll go on carryin' the torch for Jim / I'll go on lovin' my Jim1941, “Jim”, Nelson Shawn (lyrics), James Caesar Petrillo and Edward Ross (music)

Questions about carries a torch

What is carries a torch the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Carries a torch is the third-person singular simple present indicative of carry a torch.

Words near carries a torch in the dictionary

  1. Carrieres
  2. carriers
  3. carriership
  4. carrierships
  5. carries
  6. carries a torch
  7. carries a tune
  8. carries all before one
  9. carries away
  10. carries coals to Newcastle
  11. carries conviction

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