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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

carry the day en · VERB

Meanings

  1. To lead to victory or success; to prevail.
    • As with the technology executive, your confidence about what the copywriters need to do will carry the day. 2014, Mike Moran, Bill Hunt, Search Engine Marketing, Inc., →ISBN:
    • As for the president, Lincoln seemed to have earnestly believed at the outset of the fight that his men would carry the day. 2013, Jerrold M. Packard, The Lincolns in the White House: Four Years That Shattered a Family, →ISBN:
    • Had it been poorly received it would have become the agency's problem, which would have made it her problem; now that it was well-received it was the client's instincts, insights and courage that had carried the day. 2003, Jim Quigley, The Fourth Day, →ISBN, page 53:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
carries the day Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
carried the day Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
carried the day Tense=Past lexicographic
carrying the day Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Synonyms

carry it · win the day