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to carry

to carry

475 3.4
Extend an effect into another place or time
  • verb
  • /ˈkæri/
: llevar
  • He also instituted a community of people to carry on what he was doing.
  • carry forward

The people returned with a will to carry the memory into the streets.

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Examples

  • And now it's my job to carry it, to protect it, and to pass it on to the next chancellor.

  • One girl noted, "Fitness activities will probably carry over after my schooling more than sports will."

    Academic text (2011)
  • And, you know, and you carry that forward.

  • The people returned with a will to carry the memory into the streets.

  • Develop those, use them, and let those carry you where they will.

  • - Yes, keep calm and carry on.

  • Well, carry on, Private, and good luck to you.

  • We'll carry it on the editorial page.

  • Wait for better days to come and carry us like wind in our sails.

  • The team worked hard to carry the project to completion despite the challenges they faced.

Synonyms

to extend
vsto carry
520 3.2

To make something reach farther, such as more places or people

is about actively moving or advancing it into another place or time
to extend to
vsto carry
123 3.4

Reach up to a certain point or limit

involves actively advancing something into another place or time rather than stopping
to carry over
vsto carry
25 3.5

To move something from one time or situation to a later one

is about actively moving or advancing it into another place or period
to transplant
vsto carry
19 4.2

To move someone, a plant, or an idea to a new place

focuses on continuing an idea into a new area rather than moving it
to carry forward
vsto carry
  • Specialized
5 3.7

To move something unused from one period to the next so it can still be used

is broader meaning to advance something into another place or time

Antonyms

607 3.1

Leave someone or something behind permanently and without care

93 2.3

A stop in movement or activity

Idioms

To sing in tune without going off-key

7 9.9

To support someone and do things for them without asking questions

to carry a torch
  • Informal
5 7.7

Have strong feelings of love for someone who does not love you back

1 7.4

To take on responsibility as the next leader

To do important work well when other people depend on you

To sing very badly and out of tune

1 7.9

To accept blame or responsibility that others refuse

To do something not needed because there is already plenty of it

To sing a note correctly and stay in tune

To be unable to sing in tune

To behave in a calm, proud way when facing difficulty

To do as much work as the others in a group

Phrasal Verbs

442 1.8

To do a task or follow instructions

285 2.7

To continue doing something after an interruption or when it is difficult

129 3.5

To move people or things away, sometimes because of strong feeling

to carry on
  • Informal
36 4.2

To behave in a silly or noisy way that annoys people

To have influence with people or in a situation

Continue doing something after a pause or interruption

To help someone get out of a dangerous or very difficult situation

25 3.5

To move something from one time or situation to a later one

24 4.4

To take a person to another place or to move someone's feelings suddenly

Finish something successfully when it is difficult

to carry to term
  • Specialized
15 4.4

To continue a pregnancy until the baby is fully developed and ready to be born

7 5.3

To do something difficult successfully and with skill

to carry forward
  • Specialized
5 3.7

To move something unused from one period to the next so it can still be used

4 8.5

Support or defend someone in a group, often without getting anything

3 4.6

Lead a project or task and make sure it is finished

1 8.2

To kill many people or animals

1 5.7

To do small, simple tasks or errands for someone in charge

A voice or sound that can be heard clearly at a distance

to carry back
  • Specialized
1 8.8

Subtract a loss or unused tax credit from the previous year's taxable income to reduce tax for that year

to carry over
  • Specialized
1 4.6

To keep unsold goods from one season to sell in the next

1 7.8

Have problems from the past that still affect your feelings or actions

Compounds

32 2.3

A small bag a passenger can take onto an airplane

Selling goods that customers must pay for in cash and carry away themselves

fireman's carry
  • Specialized
1 5.5

A way of carrying a person over your shoulders to move them quickly

carry-over
  • Specialized
1 5.1

Using skill or knowledge from one situation in another similar situation

carry-forward
  • Specialized
1 7.3

An amount of profit or loss that a company moves from a past financial period to the next period

carry-over
  • Specialized
1 7.0

Profit left in a company after paying dividends and putting money aside

6.6

A simple, boring job doing small errands and chores

fetch-and-carry task
  • Specialized
7.2

A robot action to pick up an object and carry it to a place

How Far-Reaching

to dominate
189 3.7
to permeate
44 6.0
to carry
475 3.4
spread
123 2.5
to continue
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

carry infinitive
carried past
carried past participle
carrying present participle
carries third person singular

Etymology

Carry means to move something forward, and that idea of movement fits when influence or feeling goes into another time or place. So, when an idea 'carries' into the next week or country, it continues or spreads there.