cart
To carry or convey in a cartTo carry or convey in a cart.
» Don't put the cart before the horse.
Zäum das Pferd nicht beim Schwanz auf!
Man soll den Karren nicht vor den Esel spannen.
Не ставь телегу поперёд лошади.
Не ставьте телегу впереди лошади.
Не ставь телегу впереди лошади.
Не треба ставити віз перед конем.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To carry or convey in a cart.
transport something in a cart
(informal, transitive)To carry goods.
I've been carting these things around all day.
befördern, karren
(transitive)To remove, especially involuntarily or for disposal.
(obsolete, transitive)To expose in a cart by way of punishment.
Examples
105 sentencesDon't put the cart before the horse.
Не треба ставити віз перед конем. — deniko
ruНе ставь телегу поперёд лошади. — sharptoothed
deZäum das Pferd nicht beim Schwanz auf! — Manfredo
Tom got in the golf cart.
We should get a shopping cart.
I saw a horse pulling a cart.
I can't even drive a golf cart.
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English cart, kart, from Old Norse kartr (“wagon; cart”), merged with native OFrom Middle English cart, kart, from Old Norse kartr (“wagon; cart”), merged with native Old English cræt (“a chariot; cart”), from Proto-Germanic *krattaz, *krattijô, *kradō, from Proto-Indo-European *gret- (“tracery; wattle; cradle; cage; basket”), from *ger- (“to turn, wind”).
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Forms
carts, carting, carted, cartedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
2 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