carry forward
carry forward verb: to transfer to a new page, column, ledger, or similar entity.
Verb
carry forward (third-person singular simple present carries forward, present participle carrying forward, simple past and past participle carried forward)
- To transfer to a new page, column, ledger, or similar entity.
- To apply to the taxable income of following years, thereby easing the overall tax burden; carry over.
carry forward meaning in Tamil, Bengali and Sanskrit
carry forward in Tamil
- முன்னெடுத்துச் செல்
carry forward in Bengali
- নতুন পাতায়, কলামে, লেজারে, অনুরূপ সত্তায় স্থানান্তর করা
carry forward in Sanskrit
- to carry forward, to bring forth, bring forward
- प्रवहति pravahati
Forms of carry forward
| third-person singular present | carries forward |
|---|---|
| present participle | carrying forward |
| past participle | carried forward |
| past | carried forward |
Words formed from carry forward
Questions about carry forward
- What does carry forward mean?
- Carry forward means to transfer to a new page, column, ledger, or similar entity.
- What is carry forward in Tamil?
- Carry forward in Tamil is முன்னெடுத்துச் செல். See Carry forward meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is carry forward?
- Carry forward is a verb.
- What is the past tense of carry forward?
- The past tense of carry forward is carried forward.
Words near carry forward in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: carry forward (page history and authors); carry forward (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); carry forward (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); प्रवहति (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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