7 English Phrasal Verbs With 'CARRY'

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We have definitions for 7 phrasal verbs with 'CARRY'

7 phrasal verbs with 'CARRY'

Carry forward

  1. Include a figure in a later calculation
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: They CARRIED FORWARD their losses to the next financial year.
  2. Make something progress
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: They hope the new management will be able to CARRY the project FORWARD.

Carry off

  1. Win, succeed
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: She CARRIED OFF the first prize in the competition.
  2. Die of a disease
    (Separable [obligatory] | International English)
    » Example: Cancer CARRIED him OFF a couple of years ago.

Carry on

  1. Continue
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: CARRY ON quietly with your work until the substitute teacher arrives.
  2. Behave badly
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: The children annoyed me by CARRYING ON all morning.

Carry on with

  1. Have an affair
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: He's been CARRYING ON WITH someone at work for years.

Carry out

  1. Perform a task
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: The government is CARRYING OUT test on growing genetically modified crops.
  2. Food bought from a restaurant to take away
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: I'm too tired to cook- let's get a CARRY-OUT.

Carry over

  1. Continue past a certain point
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: The meeting CARRIED OVER into the afternoon because there was so much to talk about.

Carry through

  1. Complete successfully
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: They CARRIED the reforms THROUGH despite the opposition.

Take our Exercise on 'CARRY'

Quiz for Verb: 'To CARRY'

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