What does “carry” mean?
- 1
verbto hold something and take it with you from one place to another
Can you help me carry these bags?
- 2
verbto have something with you all the time
I always carry an umbrella in spring.
Carry at a glance
- Part of speech
- verb
- CEFR level
- A2 (elementary)
- Pronunciation
- /ˈkæri/ · KAIR-ee
- Forms
- carries, carried, carrying
How to use “carry” correctly
“Carry out” means do or complete (“carry out a survey”); “carry on” means continue (“carry on working”).
Common phrases with “carry”
- carry out
- carry on
- carry a bag
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