carry
To lift and take it to another placeTo lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
» He didn't carry out his promise.
Er konnte sein Versprechen nicht wahrmachen.
Он не выполнил своё обещание.
Він не дотримався своєї обіцянки.
Він не дотримався обіцянки.
Meaning
31 senses(transitive)To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
tragen
носи́тьnosítʹ, поноси́тьponosítʹ, нести́ impf понести́nestí
носи́тиnosýty, поноси́тиponosýty, нести́nestý
(transitive)To notionally transfer from one place (such as a country, book, or column) to another.
to carry the war from Greece into Asia
to carry an account to the ledger
transfer (entries) from one account book to another
(transitive)To convey by extension or continuance; to extend.
The builders are going to carry the chimney through the roof.
They would have carried the road ten miles further, but ran out of materials.
протя́гиватьprotjágivatʹ, протяну́тьprotjanútʹ
continue or extend
(transitive)To lead or guide.
(transitive)To stock or supply (something); to have in store.
The corner drugstore doesn’t carry his favorite brand of aspirin.
führen
have on hand
(transitive)To adopt (something); take (something) over.
I think I can carry Smith’s work while she is out.
übernehmen
take further or advance
(transitive)To adopt or resolve on, especially in a deliberative assembly
The court carries that motion.
(transitive)In an addition, to transfer the quantity in excess of what is countable in the units in a column to the column immediately to the left in order to be added there.
Five and nine are fourteen; carry the one to the tens place.
переноси́тьperenosítʹ, перенести́perenestí
перено́ситиperenósyty, перенести́perenestý
(transitive)To have, hold, possess or maintain (something).
Always carry sufficient insurance to protect against a loss.
have or possess something abstract
(intransitive)To be transmitted; to travel.
The sound of the bells carried for miles on the wind.
(slang, transitive)To insult, to diss.
(transitive)To capture a ship by coming alongside and boarding.
Examples
2551 sentencesHe didn't carry out his promise.
Він не дотримався своєї обіцянки.
ruОн не выполнил своё обещание.
deEr konnte sein Versprechen nicht wahrmachen.
Find out what Tom is carrying.
Дізнайся, що несе Том.
The box is too heavy to carry.
Коробка занадто важка щоб її перенести.
deDiese Kiste ist zu schwer, um sie zu tragen.
This box is light enough to carry.
Цю коробку доволі легко нести.
ruЭта коробка достаточно лёгкая, чтобы её можно было нести.
deDiese Kiste ist so leicht, dass man sie tragen kann.
She carried a baby on her back.
Вона несла немовля на спині.
deSie trug ein Baby auf dem Rücken.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 3
By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English carien, from Anglo-Norman carier (modern French charrier); from a deriFrom Middle English carien, from Anglo-Norman carier (modern French charrier); from a derivative of Latin carrus (“four-wheeled baggage wagon”), ultimately of Gaulish origin. Compare also Middle English cairen (“to go, bring carry”), whence Modern English cair, with which it was confused.
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Forms
carries, carrying, carried, carriedPhrasal verbs
8 phrasal verbs- carry offкерувати, управлятиTo transport away.
- carry outвиконувати, винестиTo hold while moving it out.
- carry onпродовжувати, продовжитиTo continue or proceed as before.
- carry awayловити, пійматиTo steal; to take away.
- carry throughврятувати, рятуватиTo manage to execute; to perform successfully, all the way to the end.
- carry upTo convey or extend in an upward course or direction; to build.
- carry overUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see carry, over.
- carry forwardTo transfer to a new page, column, ledger, or similar entity.
Synonyms
31 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
53 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- was carrying a
- carrying a gun
- always carries a
- carry my suitcase
- carry your suitcases
- carrying a briefcase
- carrying a duffel
- carry this box
- room carrying a
- carrying an an
- carried the box
- carrying a bag