to carry
- verb
- /ˈkæri/
- Specialized
- When adding 27 and 38, please remember to carry the 1 to the next column.
- carry forward
- carry-propagate adder
Examples
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In particular, how these activities are carried out in mathematics is crucial.
Academic text (2012) -
Right, checking math and carrying the one over.
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Two and one is three, carry one is four.
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In here you have to carry sums and you have to carry those relations.
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For instance, does the learner have the mathematical cognitive skills necessary to carry out the problem?
Academic text (2008) -
The computations for the simulation itself are all carried out using floating-point arithmetic.
Academic text (1990) -
Brickell's design requires both sum and carry registers for the operands A and B and the intermediate results D.
Academic text (1999) -
All the dimension measurements on the earmolds were carried out under binocular 2x magnification.
Academic text (1990) -
If you don't carry the extra digit, your total will be incorrect.
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In this problem, you need to carry the 3 when you sum up the ones place.
Synonyms
To move something unused from one period to the next so it can still be used
To write money entries from one book to another in accounting
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
Surface Forms
Etymology
Carry comes from the simple idea of moving something to the next place, so in math 'to carry' a digit is like taking a small load into the next column. So, when you 'carry' a number, you move it to the next place value.