Meaning

5 senses
  1. (transitive)To steal; to take away.

    to carry away a child

  2. (idiomatic, informal)To be so excited that one is no longer in control of one's actions or behavior.

  3. (transitive)To move away, as physically or emotionally.

  4. (transitive)To take possession of the mind of; to charm, transport, or delude.

    to be carried away by music, or by temptation

  5. (transitive)To break under sudden pressure of violent wind.

More definitions
  • remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state

Examples

121 sentences
  1. Tom got a little carried away.

    ruТом немного увлёкся. — Wezel

  2. Let's not get that carried away.

  3. Let's not get carried away here.

  4. Now let's not get carried away.

  5. I guess I just got carried away.

Translations

1 languages

Forms

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

irregular

Present simpleLesson

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

Past simpleLesson

all personscarried away

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill carry away

Phrasal verbs

8 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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