/ ˈkæri; NAmE / verb
( car·ries , carry·ing , car·ried , car·ried )
TAKE WITH YOU
1.
[ vn ] 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.
[ vn ] 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.
[ vn ] to contain and direct the flow of water, electricity, etc. :
a pipeline carrying oil
The veins carry blood to the heart.
DISEASE
4.
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.
[ vn + adv. / prep. ] carry sth in your head / mind to be able to remember sth
SUPPORT WEIGHT
6.
[ vn ] to support the weight of sth :
A road bridge has to carry a lot of traffic.
RESPONSIBILITY
7.
[ vn ] 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.
[ vn ] 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.
[ vn ] 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.
[ vn + 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.
[ v , often + adv. / prep. ] if a sound carries , it can be heard a long distance away
TAKE TO PLACE / POSITION
12.
[ vn ] carry 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.
[ vn ] [ usually passive ] to approve of sth by more people voting for it than against it :
The resolution was carried by 340 votes to 210.
14.
[ vn ] to win the support or sympathy of sb; to persuade people to accept your argument :
His moving speech was enough to carry the audience.
She nodded in agreement, and he saw he had carried his point.
HAVE LABEL
15.
[ vn ] to have a particular label or piece of information attached :
Cigarettes carry a health warning.
NEWS STORY
16.
[ vn ] if a newspaper or broadcast carries a particular story, it publishes or broadcasts it
ITEM IN STORE
17.
[ vn ] if a shop / store carries a particular item, it has it for sale :
We carry a range of educational software.
BABY
18.
[ vn ] be carrying sb to be pregnant with sb :
She was carrying twins.
YOURSELF
19.
[ vn + adv. / prep. ] to hold or move your head or body in a particular way :
to carry yourself well
ADDING NUMBERS
20.
[ vn ] 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
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IDIOMS
- be / get carried away
- carry all / everything before you
- carry the ball
- carry the can (for sb/sth)
- carry a torch for sb
—more at day , far adverb , fast adverb , fetch
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PHRASAL VERBS
- carry sb back (to sth)
- carry sth forward
- carry sth off
- carry on
- carry on (with sth) | carry sth on
- carry on (with sb)
- carry sth out
- carry over
- carry sth over
- carry sb through | carry sb through sth
- carry sth through
- carry through (on / with sth)
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Anglo-Norman French and Old Northern French carier , based on Latin carrus wheeled vehicle.