to carry
- verb
- /ˈkæri/
- Secondly, that reason does not always carry the day in politics.
- carry the day
Secondly, that reason does not always carry the day in politics.
- Secondly, that reason does not always carry the day in politics.
Examples
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Junior marketing major Jared Hunter won the office in balloting Tuesday, carrying 54 percent of the vote in ...
Academic text (2017) -
The first order of business was a motion to form a permanent organization, which carried unanimously.
Academic text (2017) -
And he said it carried the day.
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In the last election, his campaign managed to carry the popular vote by a significant margin.
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The team's strong performance in the finals helped them carry the championship title.
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Despite the challenges, the initiative carried a lot of support from the community.
Synonyms
To beat others in a contest or game
To do something difficult successfully and with skill
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To support someone and do things for them without asking questions
Phrasal Verbs
- Specialized
To continue a pregnancy until the baby is fully developed and ready to be born
- Specialized
To move something unused from one period to the next so it can still be used
- Informal
Support or defend someone in a group, often without getting anything
- Specialized
Subtract a loss or unused tax credit from the previous year's taxable income to reduce tax for that year
- Informal
Have problems from the past that still affect your feelings or actions
Compounds
- Specialized
Using skill or knowledge from one situation in another similar situation
- Specialized
A way of carrying a person over your shoulders to move them quickly
- Specialized
An amount of profit or loss that a company moves from a past financial period to the next period
How Decisive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Carry was used in old battle language for taking a place by force, like bringing your men to a wall and moving in, so to 'carry' a city or post is to win it. So, when you 'carry' a vote or a battle, you have achieved victory.