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carries the torch

carries the torch is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 carries the torch

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

Words near carries the torch in the dictionary

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

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