Meaning

8 senses
  1. A manner of transporting or lifting something; the grip or position in which something is carried.

    Adjust your carry from time to time so that you don’t tire too quickly.

  2. A tract of land over which boats or goods are carried between two bodies of navigable water; a portage.

  3. The bit or digit that is carried in an addition operation.

  4. The benefit or cost of owning an asset over time.

    The carry on this trade is 25 basis points per annum.

  5. The distance travelled by the ball when struck, until it hits the ground.

  6. Carried interest.

  7. (UK, dialectal)The sky; cloud-drift.

  8. (especially, slang)Something or someone regarded as disproportionately responsible for the success of a playthrough, match, round, etc.

    Near-synonym: MVP

More definitions
  • the act of carrying something

Examples

2551 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. Find out what Tom is carrying.

    Дізнайся, що несе Том. — deniko

  3. The box is too heavy to carry.

    Коробка занадто важка щоб її перенести. — ChickenKiev

    deDiese Kiste ist zu schwer, um sie zu tragen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. This box is light enough to carry.

    Цю коробку доволі легко нести. — aandrusiak

    ruЭта коробка достаточно лёгкая, чтобы её можно было нести. — soweli_Elepanto

    deDiese Kiste ist so leicht, dass man sie tragen kann. — al_ex_an_der

  5. She carried a baby on her back.

    Вона несла немовля на спині. — iceman

    deSie trug ein Baby auf dem Rücken. — MUIRIEL

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

plural: carries
Singularcarry
Pluralcarries

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
MVP

Word family

9 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

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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