Meaning

31 senses
  1. (transitive)To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.

    tragen

    носи́тьnosítʹ, поноси́тьponosítʹ, нести́ impf понести́nestí

    носи́тиnosýty, поноси́тиponosýty, нести́nestý

  2. (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

  3. (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

  4. (transitive)To lead or guide.

  5. (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

  6. (transitive)To adopt (something); take (something) over.

    I think I can carry Smith’s work while she is out.

    übernehmen

    take further or advance

  7. (transitive)To adopt or resolve on, especially in a deliberative assembly

    The court carries that motion.

  8. (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

  9. (transitive)To have, hold, possess or maintain (something).

    Always carry sufficient insurance to protect against a loss.

    have or possess something abstract

  10. (intransitive)To be transmitted; to travel.

    The sound of the bells carried for miles on the wind.

  11. (slang, transitive)To insult, to diss.

  12. (transitive)To capture a ship by coming alongside and boarding.

Examples

2551 sentences
  1. He didn't carry out his promise.

    Він не дотримався своєї обіцянки.

    ruОн не выполнил своё обещание.

    deEr konnte sein Versprechen nicht wahrmachen.

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  2. Find out what Tom is carrying.

    Дізнайся, що несе Том.

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  3. The box is too heavy to carry.

    Коробка занадто важка щоб її перенести.

    deDiese Kiste ist zu schwer, um sie zu tragen.

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  4. 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.

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  5. She carried a baby on her back.

    Вона несла немовля на спині.

    deSie trug ein Baby auf dem Rücken.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
to transport by lifting:
in an addition:
Русский
By meaning 3
to transport by lifting:
to extend:
in an addition:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
to transport by lifting:
to stock or supply:
to adopt; take over or stand in:

Origin

From Middle English carien, from Anglo-Norman carier (modern French charrier); from a deri

From 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, carried
Base formcarry · to carry
3rd person singularcarries
Present participlecarrying
Past simplecarried
Past participlecarried

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycarry
he, she, itcarries

Past simpleLesson

all personscarried

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave carried
he, she, ithas carried

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill carry

Phrasal verbs

8 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

31 synonyms
have, maintain:maintainB1
be transmitted:travelA1be transmit
lift and bring to somewhere else:bearA2moveA2transportB2tote
Close in meaning
  • continue or extend:extend
  • serve as a means for expressing something:conveyexpress
  • drink alcohol without showing ill effects:hold

Antonyms

1 antonyms
in arithmetic:borrowA1

Word family

53 related words

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

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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