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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++car·ry1 /ˈkæri/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (carried, carrying, carries) 1 lift and take 提；拿 [transitive]CARRY to hold something in your hand or arms, or support it as you take it somewhere 提；拿；抱；搬；送 Gina was carrying a small bunch of flowers. 吉娜拿着一小束花。 Angela carried the child in her arms. 安杰拉把小孩抱在怀里。 Let me carry that for you. 让我帮你拿吧。 Jack carried his grandson up the stairs. 杰克把孙子抱上楼去。carry something to something/somebody The waiter carried our drinks to the table. 服务员把我们的饮料端到桌上来。► see thesaurus at take2 vehicle/ship/plane 车/船/飞机 [transitive] to take people or things from one place to another in a vehicle, ship, or plane 运送，载运 The ship was carrying drugs. 这艘船上载有毒品。 There are more airplanes carrying more people than ever before. 飞机数量和载客数量都是前所未有的。3 pipe/wire etc 管道/电线等 [transitive]TAKE/BRING if a pipe, wire etc carries something such as liquid or electricity, the liquid, electricity etc flows or travels along it 输送；传送 A drain carries surplus water to the river. 排水渠把多余的水排到河里。 The aim is for one wire to carry both television and telephone calls. 目的是用一根电线来传送电视和电话两种信号。4 move STH 移动某物 [transitive] to cause something to move along or support something as it moves along 承载，载运 This stretch of water carries a lot of shipping. 这段水域承载了大量的船运。 The bridge carries the main road over the railway. 这座桥把主干道架起，从铁路上方跨过。 Pollution was carried inland by the wind. 污染物被风带到了内陆。5 have with you 随身带着 [transitive]CARRY to have something with you in your pocket, on your belt, in your bag etc everywhere you go 携带，带着，佩带 I don’t carry a handbag. I just carry money in my pocket. 我不带手提包，我就把钱放在口袋里。 All the soldiers carried rifles. 所有的士兵都背着步枪。 He says he’s got to carry a knife to protect himself. 他说他必须带刀自卫。6 have a quality 具有某种特质 [transitive]HAVE to have something as a particular quality 具有〔某种特质〕 Degree qualifications carry international recognition. 学位证书获国际认可。 Few medical procedures carry no risk of any kind. 几乎没有什么手术是毫无风险的。 Older managers carry more authority in a crisis. 处理危机时较年长的经理更有权威。 The plan is not likely to carry much weight with (=have much influence over) the authorities. 这一计划对当局不大可能产生多大的影响力。 If the child believes in what she is saying, she will carry conviction (=make others believe what she says is true). 这个孩子如果相信自己所说的话，就能让别人信服。7 news/programmes 新闻/节目 [transitive]TCN 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 登载；广播；报道 The morning paper carried a story about demonstrations in New York and Washington D.C. 晨报登载了纽约和华盛顿特区举行示威游行的报道。 The national TV network carries religious programmes. 全国电视网播出宗教节目。8 information 信息 [transitive] if something carries information, the information is written on it 印有；写有9 be responsible 负有责任RESPONSIBLE [transitive] to be responsible for doing something 承担〔责任〕10 shop 商店 [transitive]SELL if a shop carries goods, it has a supply of them for sale 备有〔货物〕供销售11 building 建筑物 [transitive]SUPPORT/HOLD UP if a wall etc carries something, it supports the weight of that thing 支撑，承载12 take SB/STH 把某人/某物带至 [transitive] to take something or someone to a new place, point, or position 把〔某物或某人〕带至〔新的地点或位置〕13 disease 疾病 [transitive]MI 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 传播〔疾病〕 → carrier14 carry insurance/a guarantee etc HAVEto have insurance etc 有保险/保修期等15 be/get carried away EXCITEDto 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 忘乎所以，忘形16 be carried along (by something) to become excited about something or determined to do something 被（某事）所带动17 crime 犯罪 [transitive]PUNISH if a crime carries a particular punishment, that is the usual punishment for the crime 可判处〔某种刑罚〕18 sound 声音 [intransitive]HEAR if a sound carries, it goes a long way 传到，传播19. ball 球类 [intransitive]DISTANCE if a ball carries a particular distance when it is thrown, hit, or kicked, it travels that distance 〔球〕被扔[打，踢]出（…的距离）20 carry something in your head/mind REMEMBERto remember information that you need, without writing it down 将某事记在脑海中21 tune 曲调SING [transitive] to sing a tune using the correct notes 准确地唱22 persuade 说服 [transitive]PERSUADE to persuade a group of people to support you 赢得…的支持23 VOTE 投票be carried if a suggestion, proposal etc is carried, most of the people at an official meeting vote for it and it is accepted 〔建议、提议等〕获得通过24 election 选举 [transitive] American English if someone carries a state or local area in a US election, they win in that state or area 在〔美国一州或地区的选举中〕获胜25 your body 你的身体STAND [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to stand and move in a particular way, or to hold part of your body in a particular way 以某种姿势站立[移动]26 carry the can (for somebody/something) BLAME 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 （为某人/某事）独自承担责任[背黑锅]27 not enough effort 不够努力 [transitive] if a group carries someone who is not doing enough work, they have to manage without the work that person should be doing 扶助；负担〔工作不力的人〕28. child 孩子CHILD [intransitive, transitive]BABY/HAVE A BABY old-fashioned if a woman is carrying a child, she is pregnant 怀孕；怀〔胎〕29. carry all/everything before you literarySUCCESSFUL to be completely successful in a struggle against other people 大获全胜30 carry something too far/to extremes/to excess EXTREMEto do or say too much about something 把某事做[说]得太过分31 weight 重量HEAVY [transitive] to weigh a particular amount more than you should or than you did 超重，超载32 carry a torch for somebody LOVEto love someone romantically who does not love you 对某人单相思，单恋某人33 carry the torch of something to support an important belief or tradition when other people do not 〔在别人已经放弃的时候〕继续为某事物奋斗34 as fast as his/her legs could carry him/her FAST/QUICKas fast as possible 拼命地跑，飞奔35. adding numbers 加数字COUNT/CALCULATE [transitive] to put a number into the next row to the left when you are adding numbers together 进位 → card-carrying, cash and carry, → fetch and carry at fetch1(3)n COLLOCATIONSnounscarry out workYou’ll have to get a builder to carry out the work.carry out your duties/responsibilitiesShe carried out her duties very efficiently.carry out a task/jobHe was unable to carry out simple tasks.carry out researchI was in Italy carrying out research for my book.carry out a surveyThe committee has carried out a survey of parking problems in residential areas.carry out a checkManufacturers carry out safety checks on all new cars.carry out a testForensic experts are now carrying out DNA tests.carry out an experimentMany schools need better facilities for carrying out scientific experiments.carry out a reviewThe government is carrying out a review of state pension provision.carry out a studyHe has carried out various studies into violent behaviour.carry out an investigationThe police will carry out an investigation into what actually happened.carry out an inquiryA formal inquiry into the cause of death will be carried out.carry out an assessmentThe company is carrying out an assessment of staff training needs.carry out a searchHere are some more ways of carrying out information searches online.carry out an attackIt became clear that terrorists had carried out the attack.n THESAURUScarry to have something or someone in your hands or arms when you go somewhereShe 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 gunHe came out of the office toting a black leather briefcase.Guards toting machine guns stood inside the airport.lug to carry something heavy, with difficultyThey 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 workWe carted all the furniture upstairs.schlep American English informal to carry something heavyMarty 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 bearingThey arrived bearing gifts.Anna returned, bearing a large red packet. PHRASAL VERBS→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
carry• Air India carried 1.66 million passengers last year.• Mike carries 300 pounds on his 6-foot, 4-inch body.• Interstate 5 is carrying 50% more traffic than it did five years ago.• Murder carries a life sentence in this state.• Laura carries an unmistakable air of authority.• Nitrite affects the fish by binding with the blood and preventing it carrying as much oxygen as normal.• 5000 people carrying banners and signs marched to the Capitol building.• Any good hardware store will carry bolts like that.• Reagan carried California in 1980.• Rivers carry debris out to the sea, and it then settles on the bottom.• Rats are known to carry diseases like the plague.• Deeper sounds carry further than high-pitched ones.• How many teenagers carry guns or knives to school these days?• It sums up how it carries large loads.• Front tyres tend to go down more quickly than back ones, because they carry more weight.• A porter helped me carry my bags.• Bigger discount stores carry name-brand merchandise at low prices.• I hope she can carry on for a while longer.• McDougall carried on for another three years, when he was succeeded by Leslie Edwards.• Generally you have two choices: where your debtor lives or carries on his business, or where the debt was incurred.• What you must do is carry out as much investigation as is reasonably possible to narrow it down to one suspect.• I don't usually carry that much cash on me.• Doctors can perform tests to see if a woman carries the breast cancer gene.• Three days later Love arrived in Stockton carrying the head of one man and the hand of another.• Stephanie's arguments carried the meeting.• Nine and three make twelve, put down the two and carry the one.• I've been carrying this tape-recorder around with me all day.carry ... risk• It was a response that carried considerable risk.• Parent company guarantees Joining an overseas subsidiary, for example, carries potential risks.• Williams cautioned that vigorous exercise can carry risks.• Use of invasive medical devices, such as indwelling catheters, often carries a risk for infection.• Informed irreverence carries certain risks into the heartland of self-interest.• Their shareholders, not the taxpayer, would carry the risk of failure.• These procedures carry the risk of introducing further infection into the biliary tree.• Looking down carries the further risk of making him unaware of other dangers around him.carried ... story• Even serious broadsheets have carried stories about a bee in a bun and a metal bolt in a tin of spaghetti sauce.carry the burden of• They have both carried the burden of bearing the brunt for Britain in international competition for the last decade and more.• He carries the burden of being a first-round draft choice on a team that needs a center in the worst way.• Action is taken against parents, for it is they who carry the burden of ensuring that the child attends school.• This is why registration in Part A is preferable although it is the defendant who carries the burden of proof.• The policy sciences carry the burden of providing useful knowledge.• They continue to carry the burden of tremendous unemployment or underemployment in the countryside.carry ... sentence• Those arrested Wednesday face criminal charges of forgery and falsifying business records, both of which carry possible jail sentences.• More specifically, we can ask what implications are carried by the sentences about the contexts in which they are being used.• Currently, those sales carry a misdemeanor sentence of a year or less in the county jail.• The felony charge carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a $ 250,000 fine.• The offence under s.47 is relatively serious, carrying a possible sentence of five years.• He and his key advisers were charged on Tuesday with unlawful assembly, which carries a maximum sentence of one year.• All you're doing is carrying out a sentence that the courts no longer have the power to impose.• The felonies would usually carry a prison sentence, which would rule Barry ineligible to remain in office.carried the day• Jackson's common-sense attitude carried the day.• Even though Johnny Miller won, Ballesteros carried the day.• In 1945 the superficial judgement invariably carried the day.• It was an argument that carried the day.• Nor have corrective political and philosophical analyses carried the day.• Those who heard the debate on radio thought Republican candidate Richard M.. Nixon carried the day.• Callaghan carried the day early in December 1976 without a single resignation.• The parking situation carried the day in the best-of category.carry yourself• And standing in lifts wondering what people are thinking and watching how they carry themselves.• But I always knew how to carry myself.• We present ourselves as ladies, and carry ourselves as ladies, and treat each other with a great deal of respect.• It is hard not to be when you stand six-foot-three and carry yourself like Dame Margot Fonteyn.• He is wearing his carnation again, and he could not possibly carry himself more erect.• The superintendent divined from the self-conscious way he carried himself that Hebden wished he had.• It was obvious by the way they carried themselves that they were soldiers.• You haven't got a fashionable figure but you carry yourself well.carry2 noun [uncountable] 1.DISTANCE technical the distance a ball or bullet travels after it has been thrown, hit, or fired 掷[击]球距离；〔枪的〕射程Examples from the Corpus
carry• Senior Donald Stickland added scoring runs of 75 and 69 yards and finished with 211 yards on just nine carries.From Longman Business Dictionarycarrycar‧ry /ˈkæri/ verb (past tense and past participle carried) [transitive]1TRANSPORTto move goods or passengers from one place to anotherAirlines carried 262 million passengers on international flights last year.2FINANCEif a person or a company carries a debt, they have that amount of debtThe company still carries a lot of debt.3to have a particular thingShort-term loans carry higher interest rates.The shares carry an annual dividend of $3.64 a share.The issue carries triple-A ratings from both Moody’s and S&P.4COMMERCEif a shop carries goods, it has them available for saleAll of their stores carry the same merchandise. → carry something → down → carry something → forward → carry something → over→ See Verb tableOrigin carry1 (1300-1400) Old North French carier “to take in a vehicle”, from car “vehicle”, from Latin carrus; → CARcar·ry1 verb →10-19 →20-35
→REGISTER1 →n COLLOCATIONS1 →n COLLOCATIONS2 →n THESAURUS1
→PHRASAL VERBS1carry2 nounLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
→REGISTER1 →n COLLOCATIONS1 →n COLLOCATIONS2 →n THESAURUS1
→PHRASAL VERBS1carry2 nounLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
in Business Corpus to something or hand your arms, hold or
carry
car‧ry1 S1 W1 /ˈkæri/ 
verb (past tense and past participle carried, present participle carrying, third person singular carries)
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)
■ 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 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.
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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?
■ 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.
carry2 noun [uncountable]
technical the distance a ball or bullet travels after it has been thrown, hit, or fired
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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:Language: Old North French
Origin: carier 'to take in a vehicle', from car 'vehicle', from Latin carrus; ⇨ car
carry something to something/somebody
2. VEHICLE/SHIP/PLANE [transitive] to take people or things from one place to another in a vehicle, ship, or plane:
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:
4. MOVE SOMETHING [transitive] to cause something to move along or support something as it moves along:
5. HAVE WITH YOU [transitive] to have something with you in your pocket, on your belt, in your bag etc everywhere you go:
6. HAVE A QUALITY [transitive] to have something as a particular quality:
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:
8. INFORMATION [transitive] if something carries information, the information is written on it:
9. BE RESPONSIBLE [transitive] to be responsible for doing something:
10. SHOP [transitive] if a shop carries goods, it has a supply of them for sale:
11. BUILDING [transitive] if a wall etc carries something, it supports the weight of that thing:
12. TAKE SOMEBODY/SOMETHING [transitive] to take something or someone to a new place, point, or position
carry somebody/something to something
carry somebody/something into something
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:
14. carry insurance/a guarantee etc to have insurance etc:
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:
16. be carried along (by something) to become excited about something or determined to do something:
17. CRIME [transitive] if a crime carries a particular punishment, that is the usual punishment for the crime:
18. SOUND [intransitive] if a sound carries, it goes a long way:
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:
21. TUNE [transitive] to sing a tune using the correct notes:
22. PERSUADE [transitive] to persuade a group of people to support you:
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:
24. ELECTION [transitive] American English if someone carries a state or local area in a US election, they win in that state or area:
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:
carry yourself
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:
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:
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:
31. WEIGHT [transitive] to weigh a particular amount more than you should or than you did:
32. carry a torch for somebody to love someone romantically who does not love you:
33. carry the torch of something to support an important belief or tradition when other people do not:
34. as fast as his/her legs could carry him/her as fast as possible:
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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carry something ↔ forward phrasal verb
1. to succeed in making progress with something:
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:
2. to win a prize:
carry on phrasal verb
1. especially British English to continue doing something:
carry on doing something
carry on with
carry on as usual/as you are/regardless etc
2. to continue moving:
3. carry on something if you carry on a particular kind of work or activity, you do it or take part in it:
4. spoken to talk in an annoying way
carry on about
5. old-fashioned to have a sexual relationship with someone, when you should not:
carry on with
carry something ↔ out phrasal verb
1. to do something that needs to be organized and planned:
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In written English, people often use conduct when writing about research, experiments etc, because this sounds more formal than carry out:
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2. to do something that you have said you will do or that someone has asked you to do:
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carry something ↔ over phrasal verb
1. if something is carried over into a new situation, it continues to exist in the new situation:
2. to make an official arrangement to do something or use something at a later time:
carry somebody/something through phrasal verb
1. to complete or finish something successfully, in spite of difficulties:
2. carry somebody through (something) to help someone to manage during an illness or a difficult period:
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noun [uncountable]technical the distance a ball or bullet travels after it has been thrown, hit, or fired
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