carry
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
How often you will meet it
Rank 754 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 24,894 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.012% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
verb
- move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body also: transport You must carry your camping gearcarry the suitcases to the car
- have with oneself; have on one's person also: pack, take She always takes an umbrellaI always carry money
- transmit or serve as the medium for transmission also: impart, conduct, transmit, convey, channel Sound carries well over waterThe airwaves carry the sound
- serve as a means for expressing something also: convey, express The painting of Mary carries motherly loveHis voice carried a lot of anger
- bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of His efforts carried the entire projectHow many credits is this student carrying?
- support or hold in a certain manner also: hold, bear She holds her head highHe carried himself upright
carry in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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He put it in the lunch-basket to carry home.
The Dutch Twins · Lucy Fitch Perkins · Chapter 1
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The eldest of their tribe was entrusted to carry out their revenge.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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And he'd carry the poor creature a tidy bone also when he could get one.
The Torch and Other Tales · Eden Phillpotts · Chapter 1
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Telemachus assembles the people, but he has not the heart to carry out Athene’s advice.
The Odyssey of Homer · 751? BCE-651? BCE Homer · Chapter 1
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Crushed by this last scene, she was choking; and her children had to carry her to the open window.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1