Meaning

3 senses
  1. (transitive)To hold while moving it out.

    We’ll have to carry the piano out of the shop.

    raus tragen

    выноси́тьvynosítʹ, вы́нестиvýnesti

    вино́ситиvynósyty, ви́нестиvýnesty

  2. (idiomatic, transitive)To fulfill.

    She finally carried out her lifelong ambition when she appeared in a Hollywood blockbuster.

    realisieren, erfüllen, erledigen

    выполня́тьvypolnjátʹ, вы́полнитьvýpolnitʹ, исполня́тьispolnjátʹ

    вико́нуватиvykónuvaty, ви́конатиvýkonaty

  3. (transitive)To execute or perform; to put into operation; to do.

    For the entire last summer they were carrying out their plan to renovate the living room.

    abwickeln, ausführen, ausüben

    put in effect

Examples

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

    Він не дотримався своєї обіцянки. — miketheknight

    ruОн не выполнил своё обещание. — Biga

    deEr konnte sein Versprechen nicht wahrmachen. — Dani6187

  2. I am determined to carry out this plan.

    Я налаштований здійснити цей план. — Anjy

    ruЯ полон решимости осуществить этот план. — sharptoothed

    deIch bin entschlossen, diesen Plan auszuführen. — Adelpa

  3. I didn't just make the plan, I carried it out.

    Я не лише виробив план, я втілив його в життя. — ascolto

  4. It is often easier to make plans than to carry them out.

    Часто легше будувати плани, ніж втілювати їх в життя. — ChickenKiev

    deOft ist es leichter, Pläne zu machen, als sie in die Tat umzusetzen. — freddy1

  5. We must carry out that plan.

    Треба виконати цей план. — deniko

    ruМы должны осуществить этот план. — odexed

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
to hold (something) while moving it out:
to fulfill — see also fulfill, realize:
Русский
By meaning 2
to hold (something) while moving it out:
to fulfill — see also fulfill, realize:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
to hold (something) while moving it out:
to fulfill — see also fulfill, realize:
to execute, perform:

Origin

From Middle English caryen out, equivalent to carry + out (adverb).

From Middle English caryen out, equivalent to carry + out (adverb).

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Forms

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

irregular

Present simpleLesson

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

Past simpleLesson

all personscarried out

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill carry out

Phrasal verbs

8 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

14 synonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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