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to carry

to carry

2 5.5
Move a number to the next column when adding
  • verb
  • /ˈkæri/
  • Specialized
: llevar
  • When adding 27 and 38, please remember to carry the 1 to the next column.
  • carry forward
  • carry-propagate adder

Examples

  • In particular, how these activities are carried out in mathematics is crucial.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Right, checking math and carrying the one over.

  • Two and one is three, carry one is four.

  • In here you have to carry sums and you have to carry those relations.

  • 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.

  • In this problem, you need to carry the 3 when you sum up the ones place.

Synonyms

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

moves entries to the next column or page, not into a later time period
to post
vsto carry
  • Specialized
1 7.9

To write money entries from one book to another in accounting

moves entries specifically into the next column or page rather than between books

Antonyms

71 3.4

Leave out something, for example a name, on purpose or by accident

19 1.6

Remove marks, writing, or digital files so they are no longer visible

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

Surface Forms

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

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.