to move someone or something from one place to another
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Oxford Essential Dictionary
carry
verb (carries, carrying, carried /, has carried)
1 to hold something and take it to another place or keep it with you:
He carried the suitcase to my room.
I can't carry this box – it's too heavy.
Do the police carry guns in your country?
which word?
Carry or wear? You use wear, not carry, to talk about having clothes on your body: She is wearing a red dress and carrying a black bag.
2 to move people or things:
Special fast trains carry people to the city centre.
carry on to continue:
Carry on with your work.
If you carry on to the end of this road, you'll see the post office on the right.
carry out something to do or finish what you have planned:
The bridge was closed while they carried out the repairs.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
carry
I. car‧ry1 S1 W1 /ˈkæri/ BrE AmE verb (past tense and past participle carried, present participle carrying, third person singular carries)
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old North French; Origin: carier 'to take in a vehicle', from car 'vehicle', from Latin carrus; ⇨ ↑car]
1. LIFT AND TAKE [transitive] to hold something in your hand or arms, or support it as you take it somewhere:
Gina was carrying a small bunch of flowers.
Angela carried the child in her arms.
Let me carry that for you.
Jack carried his grandson up the stairs.
carry something to something/somebody
The waiter carried our drinks to the table.
2. VEHICLE/SHIP/PLANE [transitive] to take people or things from one place to another in a vehicle, ship, or plane:
The ship was carrying drugs.
There are more airplanes carrying more people than ever before.
3. PIPE/WIRE ETC [transitive] if a pipe, wire etc carries something such as liquid or electricity, the liquid, electricity etc flows or travels along it:
A drain carries surplus water to the river.
The aim is for one wire to carry both television and telephone calls.
4. MOVE SOMETHING [transitive] to cause something to move along or support something as it moves along:
This stretch of water carries a lot of shipping.
The bridge carries the main road over the railway.
Pollution was carried inland by the wind.
5. HAVE WITH YOU [transitive] to have something with you in your pocket, on your belt, in your bag etc everywhere you go:
I don’t carry a handbag. I just carry money in my pocket.
All the soldiers carried rifles.
He says he’s got to carry a knife to protect himself.
6. HAVE A QUALITY [transitive] to have something as a particular quality:
Degree qualifications carry international recognition.
Few medical procedures carry no risk of any kind.
Older managers carry more authority in a crisis.
The plan is not likely to carry much weight with (=have much influence over) the authorities.
If the child believes in what she is saying, she will carry conviction (=make others believe what she says is true).
7. NEWS/PROGRAMMES [transitive] if a newspaper, a television or radio broadcast, or a website carries a piece of news, an advertisement etc, it prints it or broadcasts it:
The morning paper carried a story about demonstrations in New York and Washington D.C.
The national TV network carries religious programmes.
8. INFORMATION [transitive] if something carries information, the information is written on it:
All tobacco products must carry a health warning.
goods carrying the label ‘Made in the USA’
9. BE RESPONSIBLE [transitive] to be responsible for doing something:
Each team member is expected to carry a fair share of the workload.
Which minister carries responsibility for the police?
Parents carry the burden of ensuring that children go to school.
10. SHOP [transitive] if a shop carries goods, it has a supply of them for sale:
The sports shop carries a full range of equipment.
11. BUILDING [transitive] if a wall etc carries something, it supports the weight of that thing:
These two columns carry the whole roof.
12. TAKE SOMEBODY/SOMETHING [transitive] to take something or someone to a new place, point, or position
carry somebody/something to something
The President wanted to carry the war to the northern states.
Blair carried his party to victory in 1997.
carry somebody/something into something
Clinton carried his campaign into Republican areas.
13. DISEASE [transitive] if a person, animal, or insect carries a disease, they can pass it to other people or animals even if they are not ill themselves ⇨ carrier:
The disease is carried by a black fly which lives in the rivers.
Birds and monkeys can carry disease.
14. carry insurance/a guarantee etc to have insurance etc:
All our products carry a 12-month guarantee.
15. be/get carried away to be so excited, angry, interested etc that you are no longer really in control of what you do or say, or you forget everything else:
It’s easy to get carried away when you can do so much with the graphics software.
16. be carried along (by something) to become excited about something or determined to do something:
The crowd were carried along on a tide of enthusiasm.
You can be carried along by the atmosphere of an auction and spend more than you planned.
17. CRIME [transitive] if a crime carries a particular punishment, that is the usual punishment for the crime:
Drink-driving should carry an automatic prison sentence.
Murder still carries the death penalty.
18. SOUND [intransitive] if a sound carries, it goes a long way:
In the winter air, sounds carry clearly.
The songs of the whales carry through the water over long distances.
19. BALL [intransitive] if a ball carries a particular distance when it is thrown, hit, or kicked, it travels that distance
20. carry something in your head/mind to remember information that you need, without writing it down:
Alice carried a map of the London Underground in her head.
21. TUNE [transitive] to sing a tune using the correct notes:
I sang solos when I was six because I could carry a tune.
The highest voice carries the melody.
22. PERSUADE [transitive] to persuade a group of people to support you:
He had to carry a large majority of his colleagues to get the leadership.
Her appeal to common sense was what finally carried the day (=persuaded people to support her).
23. VOTE be carried if a suggestion, proposal etc is carried, most of the people at an official meeting vote for it and it is accepted:
The amendment was carried by 292 votes to 246.
The resolution was carried unanimously (=everyone agreed).
Those in favour of the motion raise your arm. Those against? The motion is carried (=proposal is accepted).
24. ELECTION [transitive] American English if someone carries a state or local area in a US election, they win in that state or area:
Cuban Americans play an important role in whether he carries Florida in the fall campaign.
25. YOUR BODY [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to stand and move in a particular way, or to hold part of your body in a particular way:
He had a way of carrying his head on one side.
carry yourself
She carried herself straight and with confidence.
26. carry the can (for somebody/something) British English informal to be the person who has to take the blame for something even if it was not their fault, or not their fault alone:
He has been left to carry the can for a decision he didn’t make.
27. NOT ENOUGH EFFORT [transitive] if a group carries someone who is not doing enough work, they have to manage without the work that person should be doing:
The team can’t afford to carry any weak players.
28. CHILD [intransitive and transitive] old-fashioned if a woman is carrying a child, she is ↑pregnant
29. carry all/everything before you literary to be completely successful in a struggle against other people
30. carry something too far/to extremes/to excess to do or say too much about something:
I don’t mind a joke, but this is carrying it too far.
31. WEIGHT [transitive] to weigh a particular amount more than you should or than you did:
Joe carries only nine pounds more than when he was 20.
32. carry a torch for somebody to love someone romantically who does not love you:
He’s been carrying a torch for your sister for years.
33. carry the torch of something to support an important belief or tradition when other people do not:
Leaders in the mountains carried the torch of Greek independence.
34. as fast as his/her legs could carry him/her as fast as possible:
She ran as fast as her legs could carry her.
35. ADDING NUMBERS [transitive] to put a number into the next row to the left when you are adding numbers together
⇨ ↑card-carrying, ↑cash and carry, ⇨ fetch and carry at ↑fetch1(3)
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COLLOCATIONS
■ nouns
▪ carry out work You’ll have to get a builder to carry out the work.
▪ carry out your duties/responsibilities She carried out her duties very efficiently.
▪ carry out a task/job He was unable to carry out simple tasks.
▪ carry out research I was in Italy carrying out research for my book.
▪ carry out a survey The committee has carried out a survey of parking problems in residential areas.
▪ carry out a check Manufacturers carry out safety checks on all new cars.
▪ carry out a test Forensic experts are now carrying out DNA tests.
▪ carry out an experiment Many schools need better facilities for carrying out scientific experiments.
▪ carry out a review The government is carrying out a review of state pension provision.
▪ carry out a study He has carried out various studies into violent behaviour.
▪ carry out an investigation The police will carry out an investigation into what actually happened.
▪ carry out an inquiry A formal inquiry into the cause of death will be carried out.
▪ carry out an assessment The company is carrying out an assessment of staff training needs.
▪ carry out a search Here are some more ways of carrying out information searches online.
▪ carry out an attack It became clear that terrorists had carried out the attack.
• • •
THESAURUS
▪ carry to have something or someone in your hands or arms when you go somewhere: She was carrying a heavy suitcase. | Mary fainted, and had to be carried inside.
▪ tote especially American English informal to carry something such as a bag or a gun: He came out of the office toting a black leather briefcase. | Guards toting machine guns stood inside the airport.
▪ lug to carry something heavy, with difficulty: They lugged the mail in heavy canvas bags into the building.
▪ cart to carry something large and heavy somewhere, especially when this is annoying or hard work: We carted all the furniture upstairs.
▪ schlep American English informal to carry something heavy: Marty schlepped the suitcases upstairs.
▪ bear formal to carry something – used when talking about what someone has with them when they go somewhere. Bear is commonly used as a participle bearing: They arrived bearing gifts. | Anna returned, bearing a large red packet.
carry something ↔ forward phrasal verb
1. to succeed in making progress with something:
The new team have to carry the work forward.
2. to include an amount of money in a later set of figures or calculations
carry something ↔ off phrasal verb
1. to do something difficult successfully:
I was flattered to be offered the job but wasn’t sure if I could carry it off.
2. to win a prize:
a film that carried off three Oscars
carry on phrasal verb
1. especially British English to continue doing something:
Sorry, I interrupted you. Please carry on.
carry on doing something
You’ll have an accident if you carry on driving like that.
carry on with
I want to carry on with my course.
carry on as usual/as you are/regardless etc
2. to continue moving:
He stopped and looked back, then carried on down the stairs.
Carry straight on until you get to the traffic lights.
3. carry on something if you carry on a particular kind of work or activity, you do it or take part in it:
Mr Dean carried on his baking business until he retired.
It was so noisy it was hard to carry on a conversation.
4. spoken to talk in an annoying way
carry on about
I wish everyone would stop carrying on about it.
5. old-fashioned to have a sexual relationship with someone, when you should not:
Lucy confessed to carrying on behind her husband’s back.
carry on with
She was carrying on with a neighbour.
carry something ↔ out phrasal verb
1. to do something that needs to be organized and planned:
We need to carry out more research.
A survey is now being carried out nationwide.
Turn off the water supply before carrying out repairs.
REGISTER
In written English, people often use conduct when writing about research, experiments etc, because this sounds more formal than carry out:
▪ They conducted experiments to test this theory.
2. to do something that you have said you will do or that someone has asked you to do:
Nicholson didn’t carry out his threat to take legal action.
We carried out her instructions precisely.
Will the government carry out its promise to reform the law?
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COLLOCATIONS
■ nouns
▪ carry out work You’ll have to get a builder to carry out the work.
▪ carry out your duties/responsibilities She carried out her duties very efficiently.
▪ carry out a task/job He was unable to carry out simple tasks.
▪ carry out research I was in Italy carrying out research for my book.
▪ carry out a survey The committee has carried out a survey of parking problems in residential areas.
▪ carry out a check Manufacturers carry out safety checks on all new cars.
▪ carry out a test Forensic experts are now carrying out DNA tests.
▪ carry out an experiment Many schools need better facilities for carrying out scientific experiments.
▪ carry out a review The government is carrying out a review of state pension provision.
▪ carry out a study He has carried out various studies into violent behaviour.
▪ carry out an investigation The police will carry out an investigation into what actually happened.
▪ carry out an inquiry A formal inquiry into the cause of death will be carried out.
▪ carry out an assessment The company is carrying out an assessment of staff training needs.
▪ carry out a search Here are some more ways of carrying out information searches online.
▪ carry out an attack It became clear that terrorists had carried out the attack.
carry something ↔ over phrasal verb
1. if something is carried over into a new situation, it continues to exist in the new situation:
The pain and violence of his childhood were carried over into his marriage.
2. to make an official arrangement to do something or use something at a later time:
Up to five days’ holiday can be carried over from one year to the next.
carry somebody/something through phrasal verb
1. to complete or finish something successfully, in spite of difficulties:
I’m determined to carry this through.
2. carry somebody through (something) to help someone to manage during an illness or a difficult period:
Her confidence carried her through.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
carry
carry [carry carries carried carrying] [ˈkæri] [ˈkæri] verb (car·ries, carry·ing, car·ried, car·ried)
TAKE WITH YOU
1. transitive ~ sb/sth to support the weight of sb/sth and take them or it from place to place; to take sb/sth from one place to another
• He was carrying a suitcase.
• She carried her baby in her arms.
• The injured were carried away on stretchers.
• a train carrying commuters to work
2. transitive ~ sth to have sth with you and take it wherever you go
• Police in many countries carry guns.
• I never carry much money on me.
OF PIPES/WIRES
3. transitive ~ sth to contain and direct the flow of water, electricity, etc
• a pipeline carrying oil
• The veins carry blood to the heart.
DISEASE
4. transitive ~ sth if a person, an insect, etc. carries a disease, they are infected with it and might spread it to others although they might not become sick themselves
• Ticks can carry a nasty disease which affects humans.
REMEMBER
5. transitive ~ sth in your head/mind to be able to remember sth
SUPPORT WEIGHT
6. transitive ~ sth to support the weight of sth
• A road bridge has to carry a lot of traffic.
RESPONSIBILITY
7. transitive ~ sth to accept responsibility for sth; to suffer the results of sth
• He is carrying the department (= it is only working because of his efforts).
• Their group was targeted to carry the burden of job losses.
HAVE AS QUALITY/FEATURE
8. transitive ~ sth to have sth as a quality or feature
• Her speech carried the ring of authority.
• My views don't carry much weight with (= have much influence on) the boss.
• Each bike carries a ten-year guarantee.
9. transitive ~ sth to have sth as a result
• Crimes of violence carry heavy penalties.
• Being a combat sport, karate carries with it the risk of injury.
OF THROW/KICK
10. intransitive + noun + adv./prep. if sth that is thrown, kicked, etc. carries a particular distance, it travels that distance before stopping
• The fullback's kick carried 50 metres into the crowd.
OF SOUND
11. intransitive (+ adv./prep.) if a sound carries, it can be heard a long distance away
TAKE TO PLACE/POSITION
12. transitive ~ sth/sb to/into sth to take sth/sb to a particular point or in a particular direction
• The war was carried into enemy territory.
• Her abilities carried her to the top of her profession.
APPROVAL/SUPPORT
13. transitive, usually passive ~ sth to approve of sth by more people voting for it than against it
• The resolution was carried by 340 votes to 210.
14. transitive to win the support or sympathy of sb; to persuade people to accept your argument
• ~ sb His moving speech was enough to carry the audience.
• ~ sth She nodded in agreement, and he saw he had carried his point.
HAVE LABEL
15. transitive ~ sth to have a particular label or piece of information attached
• Cigarettes carry a health warning.
NEWS STORY
16. transitive ~ sth if a newspaper or broadcast carries a particular story, it publishes or broadcasts it
ITEM IN STORE
17. transitive ~ sth if a shop/store carries a particular item, it has it for sale
• We carry a range of educational software.
BABY
18. transitive be carrying sb to be pregnant with sb
• She was carrying twins.
YOURSELF
19. transitive ~ yourself + adv./prep. to hold or move your head or body in a particular way
• to carry yourself well
ADDING NUMBERS
20. transitive ~ sth to add a number to the next column on the left when adding up numbers, for example when the numbers add up to more than ten
more at carry/win the day at day, carry/take sth too, etc. far at far adv., as fast as your legs can carry you at fast adv., fetch and carry at fetch
Idioms: carried away ▪ carry a torch for somebody ▪ carry all before you ▪ carry the ball ▪ carry the can
Derived: carry on ▪ carry over ▪ carry somebody back ▪ carry somebody through ▪ carry somebody through something ▪ carry something forward ▪ carry something off ▪ carry something on ▪ carry something out ▪ carry something over ▪ carry something through ▪ carry through
See also: carry something over
Verb forms:
Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French and Old Northern French carier, based on Latin carrus ‘wheeled vehicle’.
Thesaurus:
carry verb
1. T
• I'll carry your bags.
informal lug • • cart • |especially AmE, informal tote • |old-fashioned formal bear •
carry/lug/cart/tote/bear sth to/from/up/along sth
carry/lug/cart/tote sth around
carry/bear sth on your back
2. T
• a train carrying hundreds of commuters
transport • • take • • bring • • ferry • • deliver •
carry/transport/take/bring/ferry/deliver sb/sth to/from sb/sth
carry/transport/take/bring/ferry sb/sth back/home
carry/transport/take/bring/ferry/deliver sb/sth by car/rail/truck, etc.
Carry or transport? Carry is used especially to talk about people, transport to talk about goods.
Example Bank:
• I always carry my diary with me.
• I don't like carrying a lot of money around.
• She expected him to do all the fetching and carrying.
• the training necessary to enable them to carry out their duties
• A train carrying hundreds of commuters was derailed this morning.
• Blood vessels carry blood to every part of the body.
• He carried her on his back for over five miles.
• He carries around an ancient old blanket.
• He is carrying the whole department.
• He was carrying a battered suitcase.
• How are we going to get this home? It's too heavy to carry.
• Several of the ships carrying troops to the area were torpedoed.
• She carried a tiny baby in her arms.
• Some of the protesters were carrying placards.
• The boat can carry up to five people.
• The heated air is carried by flues to the walls.
• The little girl was exhausted and wanted to be carried.
• The pipelines carry oil across Siberia.
• The truck was carrying illegal drugs worth up to $2 million.
• We do carry green tea, but we don't have any (in stock) right now.
• Women here have to carry water two miles from the nearest well.
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
carry / ˈkær.i / / ˈker- / verb [ I or T ] (TRANSPORT)
A1 to hold something or someone with your hands, arms, or on your back and transport it or them from one place to another:
Would you like me to carry your bag for you?
She carried her tired child upstairs to bed.
These books are too heavy for me to carry.
We only had a small suitcase, so we were able to carry it onto the plane.
Robson injured his leg in the second half of the match and had to be carried off .
Thieves broke the shop window and carried off (= removed) jewellery worth thousands of pounds.
B2 to move someone or something from one place to another:
The bus that was involved in the accident was carrying children to school.
The Brooklyn Bridge carries traffic across the East River from Brooklyn to Manhattan.
Police think that the body was carried down the river (= was transported by the flow of the river) .
Underground cables carry electricity to all parts of the city.
Rubbish left on the beach during the day is carried away (= removed) at night by the tide.
carry / ˈkær.i / / ˈker- / verb [ T ] (HAVE WITH YOU)
B1 to have something with you all the time:
Police officers in Britain do not usually carry guns.
figurative He will carry the memory of the accident with him (= will remember the accident) for ever.
carry / ˈkær.i / / ˈker- / verb [ T ] (SPREAD)
C1 to take something from one person or thing and give it to another person or thing:
Malaria is a disease carried by mosquitoes.
carry / ˈkær.i / / ˈker- / verb [ T ] (HAVE)
C2 to have something as a part, quality, or result:
All cigarette packets carry a government health warning.
Our cars carry a twelve-month guarantee.
His speech carried so much conviction that I had to agree with him.
In some countries, murder carries the death penalty.
I'm afraid my opinion doesn't carry any weight with (= influence) my boss.
US The salesclerk said they didn't carry (= have a supply of) sportswear.
carry / ˈkær.i / / ˈker- / verb [ T ] (SUPPORT WEIGHT)
C2 to support the weight of something without moving or breaking:
The weight of the cathedral roof is carried by two rows of pillars.
carry / ˈkær.i / / ˈker- / verb [ T ] (KEEP IN OPERATION)
to support, keep in operation, or make a success:
We can no longer afford to carry people who don't work as hard as they should.
Luckily they had a very strong actor in the main part and he managed to carry the whole play (= make a success of it through his own performance) .
carry / ˈkær.i / / ˈker- / verb [ T ] (WIN)
to win the support, agreement, or sympathy of a group of people:
The management's plans to reorganize the company won't succeed unless they can carry the workforce with them.
carry / ˈkær.i / / ˈker- / verb [ T usually passive ] (APPROVE)
to give approval, especially by voting:
The motion/proposal/resolution/bill was carried by 210 votes to 160.
carry / ˈkær.i / / ˈker- / verb [ T ] (BROADCAST)
(of a newspaper or radio or television broadcast) to contain particular information:
This morning's newspapers all carry the same story on their front page.
carry / ˈkær.i / / ˈker- / verb [ I ] (REACH)
to be able to reach or travel a particular distance:
The sound of the explosion carried for miles.
The ball carried high into the air and landed the other side of the fence.
carry / ˈkær.i / / ˈker- / verb [ T usually + adv/prep ] (DEVELOP)
to develop or continue something:
Lenin carried Marx's ideas a stage further by putting them into practice.
If we carry this argument to its logical conclusion, we realize that further investment is not a good idea.
She carries tidiness to extremes/ to its limits (= she is too tidy) .
We must end here, but we can carry today's discussion forward at our next meeting.
He always carries his jokes too far (= he continues making jokes when he should have stopped) .
carry / ˈkær.i / / ˈker- / verb (MOVE BODY)
carry yourself to move your body in a particular way:
You can tell she's a dancer from the way that she carries herself.
carry / ˈkær.i / / ˈker- / verb [ T ] (MATHEMATICS)
to put a number into another column when doing addition
carry / ˈkær.i / / ˈker- / verb [ T ] (BE PREGNANT WITH)
to be pregnant with a child:
It was quite a shock to learn that she was carrying twins.
I was enormous when I was carrying Josh.
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Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary
carry
[kæ̱ri]
♦
carries, carrying, carried
1) VERB If you carry something, you take it with you, holding it so that it does not touch the ground.
[V n] He was carrying a briefcase...
[V n prep/adv] He carried the plate through to the dining room...
[V n prep/adv] She carried her son to the car...
[V n prep/adv] If your job involves a lot of paperwork, you're going to need something to carry it all in.
2) VERB If you carry something, you have it with you wherever you go.
[V n] You have to carry a bleeper so that they can call you in at any time.
3) VERB If something carries a person or thing somewhere, it takes them there.
[V n adv/prep] Flowers are designed to attract insects which then carry the pollen from plant to plant...
[V n adv/prep] The delegation was carrying a message of thanks to President Mubarak...
[V n] The ship could carry seventy passengers.
Syn:
transport
4) VERB If a person or animal is carrying a disease, they are infected with it and can pass it on to other people or animals.
[V n] The official number of people carrying the AIDS virus is low...
[V n] Frogs eat pests which destroy crops and carry diseases.
5) VERB: no passive, no cont If an action or situation has a particular quality or consequence, you can say that it carries it.
[V n] Check that any medication you're taking carries no risk for your developing baby...
[V n] Individualism, and the breakdown of social harmony, had a constructive purpose. But they also carried a price.
6) VERB If a quality or advantage carries someone into a particular position or through a difficult situation, it helps them to achieve that position or deal with that situation.
[V n prep/adv] He had the ruthless streak necessary to carry him into the Cabinet...
[V n prep/adv] The warmth and strength of their relationship carried them through difficult times.
7) VERB If you carry an idea or a method to a particular extent, you use or develop it to that extent.
[V n prep/adv] It's not such a new idea, but I carried it to extremes...
[V n prep/adv] We could carry that one step further by taking the same genes and putting them into another crop.
Syn:
take
8) VERB If a newspaper or poster carries a picture or a piece of writing, it contains it or displays it.
[V n] Several papers carry the photograph of Mr Anderson.
9) VERB: usu passive In a debate, if a proposal or motion is carried, a majority of people vote in favour of it.
[be V-ed] A motion backing its economic policy was carried by 322 votes to 296.
10) VERB: no cont If a crime carries a particular punishment, a person who is found guilty of that crime will receive that punishment.
[V n] It was a crime of espionage and carried the death penalty.
11) VERB If a sound carries, it can be heard a long way away.
[V adv] Even in this stillness Leaphorn doubted if the sound would carry far. [Also V]
12) VERB: no passive If a candidate or party carries a state or area, they win the election in that state or area. [AM]
[V n] George W. Bush carried the state with 56 percent of the vote.(in BRIT, usually use take)
13) VERB If you carry yourself in a particular way, you walk and move in that way.
[V pron-refl prep/adv] They carried themselves with great pride and dignity.
14) VERB: usu cont If a woman is carrying a child, she is pregnant. [OLD-FASHIONED]
[V n] There are many theories that claim to be able to predict whether you're carrying a boy or a girl.
15) PHRASE: V inflects If you get carried away or are carried away, you are so eager or excited about something that you do something hasty or foolish.
I got completely carried away and almost cried.
Syn:
lose control
Ant:
keep control
16) PHRASE: V inflects If a person or team carries all before them, they succeed very easily.
In the formative years their alliance carried all before it.
17) to carry the can → see can
to carry conviction → see conviction
to carry the day → see day
to carry weight → see weight
Phrasal Verbs:
- carry off
- carry on
- carry out
- carry over
- carry through
Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary
1car·ry /ˈkeri/ verb -ries; -ried; -ry·ing
1 [+ obj] : to move (something) while holding and supporting it
• She helped me carry [=transport] the boxes out to my car.
• I'll carry your luggage to your room.
• He was carrying his baby daughter in his arms.
• For two months, I carried the book around with me everywhere I went.
• The waitress carried away our empty dinner plates.
• The wind carried the smoke away from the campsite.
• These planes can carry up to 300 passengers.
• a ship carrying thousands of gallons of oil
- sometimes used figuratively
• Your talent will carry you far. [=it will make you very successful]
• She intended the play to carry audiences toward a sense of peace and understanding.
• She still carries the memories of an unhappy childhood.
• The song carries me back to [=it makes me remember] my first year of college.
2 [+ obj] : to contain and direct the flow of (water, electricity, etc.)
• Oil is carried to the factory through these pipes.
• We installed gutters that will carry water away from the house.
• blood vessels that carry blood to the heart
• These cables carry electricity to hundreds of homes.
• The bridge carries traffic in two directions.
3 [+ obj] : to have (something) with you or on your body
• Do police officers carry guns when they're off duty?
• This bus driver doesn't carry change, so please have the exact fare ready.
• I always carry $20 in case of an emergency.
• tourists carrying cameras
4 [+ obj] : to be able to give (a disease or a gene) to others even though you may not be affected by it
• One percent of the population now carries the virus, and one in three will suffer symptoms of the disease.
5 [+ obj] : to be pregnant with (a baby)
• She's carrying her second child.
6 [+ obj] : to hold (your body or your head) in a particular way
• He's over 80 years old and still carries himself erect/upright like a soldier.
• Be proud of yourself. Walk tall and carry your head high!
• She always carries [=(more formally) comports] herself with dignity and grace.
7 [+ obj]
a : to have (something) in a store and ready to be sold : to keep (something) in stock
• Our grocery store carries a good selection of wines.
• We no longer carry that brand.
b : to have (someone or something) on a list or record
• The company carries nearly 200 employees on its payroll.
8 [+ obj]
a : to have (something) as a quality or characteristic
• All of our products carry a lifetime guarantee.
• Your promises would carry more weight [=they would be more meaningful] if you didn't break them so often.
b : to be marked or labeled with (something)
• Cigarettes are required to carry a government health warning.
• men who carry the physical scars of war
9 [+ obj] : to have (something) as a result or consequence
• Such crimes carry [=entail, involve] a heavy penalty.
• The surgery does carry certain risks.
- often + with
• You must understand that the job carries with it great responsibility.
10 [+ obj] : to have (something) as a duty or responsibility
• I'm carrying a full course load this semester.
• He carries the weight of the world on his shoulders. [=he feels much pressure because he has great responsibilities]
11 [+ obj] : to be responsible for the success of (something or someone)
• He's a player that's capable of carrying a team on his own.
• Her spectacular performance as Carmen carried the opera.
12 a [+ obj] : to make (something) continue
• They carried [=took, extended] the game into the 10th inning.
• The newspaper carried the story over to the following page.
• The design calls for the columns to be carried all the way up to the top of the building.
• carrying the war to another continent
b [no obj] : to travel a long distance
• His deep voice carries well.
• Baseballs don't carry well in cold weather.
13 [+ obj] : to continue (something) beyond a normal or acceptable limit
• He realized that he had carried the joke too far and hurt her feelings.
- see also carry (something) to extremes at 2extreme
14 [+ obj] : to sing (a tune) correctly
• I've never been able to carry a tune.
15 [+ obj] : to present (a story, sports event, TV show, etc.) to the public
• Channel 9 will carry the game.
• Every local newspaper carried [=ran] the photograph.
• The trial was carried live [=broadcast as it was happening] on television.
16 a : to cause (a bill or an official proposal) to be passed or adopted
[+ obj]
- often used as (be) carried
• The bill was carried in the Senate by a vote of 75–25.
[no obj]
• He called for a motion to stop debate, but the motion did not carry.
• The motion carried unanimously. [=everyone voted to pass it]
b [+ obj] chiefly US : to win a majority of votes in (a state, legislature, etc.)
• The bill carried the Senate by a vote of 75–25.
• In the presidential election of 1936, Franklin D. Roosevelt carried [=won, took] all the states except Maine and Vermont.
17 [+ obj] : to move (a number) from one column to another when you are adding numbers together
• When you added these two numbers, you forgot to carry the 1.
be/get carried away : to be so excited that you are no longer in control of your behavior
• I shouldn't have behaved like that. I just got carried away.
• Just relax! There's no need to get carried away.
• They allowed themselves to be carried away by fear.
carry all/everything before you literary : to be completely successful
• This young boxer has the talent to carry all before him.
carry a torch for
- see 1torch
carry coals to Newcastle
- see coal
carry into effect
- see 1effect
carry off [phrasal verb] carry off (something) or carry (something) off
1 : to do (something difficult) successfully : to achieve or accomplish (something)
• He tried to look cool but couldn't carry it off. [=pull it off]
• She's the only actress I know with enough talent to carry this off.
2 : to win (something)
• We carried off the prize.
carry on [phrasal verb]
1 : to continue to do what you have been doing
• I didn't mean to interrupt you—please carry on.
• She carried on as if nothing had happened. : to continue despite problems
• I know it's difficult, but you need to carry on as best you can.
2 : to behave or speak in an excited or foolish way
• They laughed and carried on like they were old friends.
• We were embarrassed by the way he was carrying on.
• She's always carrying on [=talking in an excited way] about her neighbors.
• screaming, crying, and carrying on
- see also carryings-on, carry-on
3 carry on (something)
a : to manage or participate in (an activity)
• She carried on an affair with her boss.
• It's too noisy in here to carry on a conversation.
• The police are carrying on [=conducting] an investigation into his murder.
• carrying on a campaign against illegal drug use
b : to continue doing (something)
• The money allows us to carry on our research.
• Although the teacher spoke to them, they just carried on [=went on, kept on] talking.
c : to cause (something, such as a tradition) to continue
• We were the only ones left to carry on the tradition.
• carrying on the family name
4 carry on with (something) : to continue doing or participating in (an activity)
• Please carry on with what you were doing.
• They carried on with their conversation.
5 carry on with (someone) chiefly Brit old-fashioned : to have an often immoral sexual relationship with (someone)
• I found out that he had been carrying on with [=(more commonly) fooling around with] my sister.
carry out [phrasal verb] carry (something) out or carry out (something)
1 : to do and complete (something)
• We carried out several experiments to test the theory.
• An investigation carried out several years ago revealed no new information.
2 : to act on (a promise, plan, etc.) : to do something that you said you would do or that someone has asked you to do
• She failed to carry out [=fulfill] her promise.
• The town has plans to build a new school, but it currently lacks the money to carry them out.
• You'll be paid when you've carried out [=executed] your instructions/orders/duties.
- see also carryout
carry over [phrasal verb]
1 : to continue to exist or be seen in another place or situation
• His unhappiness at home carried over into/to his work.
• Her abilities in singing didn't carry over to acting.
2 carry (something) over or carry over (something) : to cause or allow (something) to continue in another place or situation
• People can carry bad eating habits learned in childhood over to/into adulthood.
- see also carryover
carry the ball
- see 1ball
carry the can
- see 2can
carry the day
- see day
carry the torch
- see 1torch
carry through [phrasal verb]
1 a : to continue to exist or happen - usually + to
• The yellow and blue theme in the kitchen carries through to the rest of the house.
• Our conversation carried through to dessert.
b : to continue to do something - usually + to
• Though extremely tired, she managed to carry through to the finish.
2 carry through with/on (something) US : to do (something that you said you would do)
• The mayor carried through [=followed through] on her promise to clean up the city.
• We're beginning to carry through with [=carry out] our plans.
3 carry (something) through : to successfully finish or complete (something that you have begun or said you will do)
• Whatever project you begin, you must carry it through to completion.
4 a carry (someone) through : to help or allow (someone) to survive or continue
• We had enough supplies to carry us through (until spring).
• His faith carried him through.
b carry (someone) through (something) : to help or allow (someone) to survive or continue during (a period of time)
• We had enough supplies to carry us through the winter.
• His faith carried him through a difficult time in his life.
• I borrowed a few more books to carry me through the summer.
fetch and carry
- see fetch