See Also: carry 1, verb(dictionary)
Loss Carry-Back (Carry-Forward)(money)
Loss carry back (carry forward)(finance)
Carry-back; Carry-forward(money)
Carry-on(tourism)
carry(1)(dictionary)
carry(2)(dictionary)
carry-out(dictionary)
carry-over(dictionary)
Carry(money)

carry 1, verb (oh)



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1 ?lift and take?
2 ?vehicle/ship/plane?
3 ?pipe/wire etc?
4 ?move something?
5 ?have with you?
6 ?have a quality?
7 ?news/programmes?
8 ?information?
9 ?be responsible?
10 ?shop?
11 ?building?
12 ?take somebody/something?
13 ?disease?
14 carry insurance/a guarantee etc
15 be/get carried away
16 be carried along (by something)
17 ?crime?
18 ?sound?
19 ?ball?
20 carry something in your head/mind
21 ?tune?
22 ?persuade?
23 ?vote?
24 ?election?
25 ?your body?
26 carry the can (for somebody/something)
27 ?not enough effort?
28 ?child?
29 carry all/everything before you
30 carry something too far/to extremes/to excess
31 ?weight?
32 carry a torch for somebody
33 carry the torch of something
34 as fast as his/her legs could carry him/her
35 ?adding numbers?
Phrasal verbs
carry something ¡û¡ú forward
carry something ¡û¡ú off
carry on
carry something ¡û¡ú out
carry something ¡û¡ú over
carry somebody/something through
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[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old North French; Origin: carier 'to take in a vehicle', from car 'vehicle', from Latin carrus; CAR]
?LIFT AND TAKE?
[T] 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 sth to sth/sb
::The waiter carried our drinks to the table.
?VEHICLE/SHIP/PLANE?
[T] to take people or things from one place to another in a vehicle, ship, or plane
::The ship was carrying supplies from the UN World Food Programme.
::There are more airplanes carrying more people than ever before in the skies.
?PIPE/WIRE ETC?
[T] 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.
?MOVE SOMETHING?
[T] 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.
?HAVE WITH YOU?
[T] 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.
?HAVE A QUALITY?
[T] 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) .
?NEWS/PROGRAMMES?
[T] 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.
?INFORMATION?
[T] 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'
?BE RESPONSIBLE?
[T] 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.
?SHOP?
[T] if a shop carries goods, it has a supply of them for sale
::The sports shop carries a full range of equipment.
?BUILDING?
[T] if a wall etc carries something, it supports the weight of that thing
::These two columns carry the whole roof.
?TAKE SOMEBODY/SOMETHING?
[T] to take something or someone to a new place, point, or position
carry sb/sth to sth
::The president wanted to carry the war to the northern states.
::Blair carried his party to victory in 1997.
carry sb/sth into sth
::Clinton carried his campaign into Republican areas.
?DISEASE?
[T] 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
-see also carrier carrier
::The disease is carried by a black fly which lives in the rivers.
::Birds and monkeys can carry disease.
carry insurance/a guarantee etc
to have insurance etc
::All our products carry a 12-month guarantee.
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.
::I just got carried away because it was such fun.
be carried along (by sth)
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.
?CRIME?
[T] 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 .
?SOUND?
[I] 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.
?BALL?
[I] if a ball carries a particular distance when it is thrown, hit, or kicked, it travels that distance
carry sth 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.
?TUNE?
[T] 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.
?PERSUADE?
[T] 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) .
?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) .
?ELECTION?
[T] AmE 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.
?YOUR BODY?
[T 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.
carry the can (for sb/sth)
BrE 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.
?NOT ENOUGH EFFORT?
[T] if a group carries someone who is not doing enough work, they have to manage without the work that person should be doing
::We can't afford to carry anyone. Every game is going to be difficult now.
?CHILD?
[I and T] old-fashioned if a woman is carrying a child, she is pregnant (=has a baby developing inside her)
carry all/everything before you
literary to be completely successful in a struggle against other people
carry sth 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.
?WEIGHT?
[T] to weigh a particular amount more than you should or than you did
::Joe carries only nine pounds more than when he was twenty.
carry a torch for sb
to love someone romantically who does not love you
::He's been carrying a torch for your sister for years.
carry the torch of sth
to support an important belief or tradition when other people do not
::Leaders in the mountains carried the torch of Greek independence.
as fast as his/her legs could carry him/her
as fast as possible
::She ran as fast as her legs could carry her.
?ADDING NUMBERS?
[T] to put a number into the next row to the left when you are adding numbers together
-see also card-carrying , carrier , cash and carry , fetch and carry at fetch 1 (3)
carry forward [carry sth ¡û¡ú forward] phr v
to succeed in making progress with something
::It will be up to the new team now to carry the work forward.
to include an amount of money in a later set of figures or calculations
carry off [carry sth ¡û¡ú off] phr v
to do something difficult successfully
::I was flattered to be offered the job but wasn't sure if I could carry it off.
to win a prize
::a film that carried off three Oscars
carry on phr v
especially BrE to continue doing something
::Sorry, I interrupted you. Please carry on.
carry on doing sth
::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
::For the time being, you're to carry on as normal.
to continue moving
::He stopped and looked back, then carried on down the stairs.
::Carry straight on until you get to the traffic lights.
carry on sth
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 .
spoken to talk in an annoying way
carry on about
::I wish everyone would stop carrying on about it.
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 out [carry sth ¡û¡ú out] phr v
to do something that needs to be organized and planned
::There is a shortage of people to carry out research.
::A survey is now being carried out nationwide.
::Turn off the water supply before carrying out repairs.
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?
carry over [carry sth ¡û¡ú over] phr v
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.
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 through [carry sb/sth through] phr v
to complete or finish something successfully, in spite of difficulties
::I'm determined to carry this through.
carry sb through (sth)
to help someone to manage during an illness or a difficult period
::Her confidence carried her through.