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Meaning of carry in English
Pronunciation
/ˈkɛri/
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Verb
carry
Etymology
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French and Old Northern French carier, based on Latin carrus‘wheeled vehicle’
Definitions
1.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
Examples
« You must carry your camping gear »
« carry the suitcases to the car »
« This train is carrying nuclear waste »
« These pipes carry waste water into the river »
2.
have with oneself
Examples
« have on one's person »
« She always takes an umbrella »
« I always carry money »
« She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains »
3.
transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
Examples
« Sound carries well over water »
« The airwaves carry the sound »
« Many metals conduct heat »
4.
serve as a means for expressing something
Examples
« The painting of Mary carries motherly love »
« His voice carried a lot af anger »
5.
bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of
Examples
« His efforts carried the entire project »
« How many credits is this student carrying? »
« We carry a very large mortgage »
6.
support or hold in a certain manner
Examples
« She holds her head high »
« He carried himself upright »
7.
contain or hold
Examples
« have within »
« The jar carries wine »
« The canteen holds fresh water »
« This can contains water »
8.
extend to a certain degree
Examples
« carry too far »
« She carries her ideas to the extreme »
9.
continue or extend
Examples
« The civil war carried into the neighboring province »
« The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces »
10.
be necessarily associated with or result in or involve
Examples
« This crime carries a penalty of five years in prison »
11.
win in an election
Examples
« The senator carried his home state »
12.
include, as on a list
Examples
« How many people are carried on the payroll? »
13.
behave in a certain manner
Examples
« She carried herself well »
« he bore himself with dignity »
« They conducted themselves well during these difficult times »
14.
have on hand
Examples
« Do you carry kerosene heaters? »
15.
include as the content
Examples
« broadcast or publicize »
« We ran the ad three times »
« This paper carries a restaurant review »
« All major networks carried the press conference »
16.
propel, "Carry the ball"
Examples
« dribble the ball »
17.
pass on a communication
Examples
« The news was carried to every village in the province »
18.
have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence
Examples
« This new washer carries a two year guarantee »
« The loan carries a high interest rate »
« this undertaking carries many dangers »
« She carries her mother's genes »
« These bonds carry »
19.
be conveyed over a certain distance
Examples
« Her voice carries very well in this big opera house »
20.
keep up with financial support
Examples
« The Federal Government carried the province for many years »
21.
have or possess something abstract
Examples
« I carry her image in my mind's eye »
« I will carry the secret to my grave »
« I carry these thoughts in the back of my head »
« I carry a lot of life insurance »
22.
win approval or support for
Examples
« Carry all before one »
« His speech did not sway the voters »
23.
compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance
Examples
« I resent having to carry her all the time »
24.
take further or advance
Examples
« carry a cause »
25.
have on the surface or on the skin
Examples
« carry scars »
26.
capture after a fight
Examples
« The troops carried the town after a brief fight »
27.
transfer (entries) from one account book to another
28.
transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication
Examples
« put down 5 and carry 2 »
29.
pursue a line of scent or be a bearer
Examples
« the dog was taught to fetch and carry »
30.
bear (a crop)
Examples
« this land does not carry olives »
31.
propel or give impetus to
Examples
« The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence »
32.
drink alcohol without showing ill effects
Examples
« He can hold his liquor »
« he had drunk more than he could carry »
33.
be able to feed
Examples
« This land will carry ten cows to the acre »
34.
have a certain range
Examples
« This rifle carries for 3,000 feet »
35.
cover a certain distance or advance beyond
Examples
« The drive carried to the green »
36.
secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions)
Examples
« The motion carried easily »
37.
be successful in
Examples
« She lost the game but carried the match »
38.
sing or play against other voices or parts
Examples
« He cannot carry a tune »
39.
be pregnant with
Examples
« She is bearing his child »
« The are expecting another child in January »
« I am carrying his child »
Noun
carry
Definitions
1.
the act of carrying something