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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Homophones 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Antonyms 1.4.3 Derived terms 1.4.4 Translations 1.5 Noun 1.5.1 Translations

[ English

Rank of this word in the English language, from analyzing texts from Project Gutenberg.
won't	plain	rich	#633: carry	immediately	trees	filled

[ Etymology

From Anglo-Norman carier (modern French: charrier).

[ Pronunciation

• enPR: kărʹē, IPA: /ˈkɜ.ɹi/, SAMPA: /"k{ri/
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• Rhymes: -æri

[ Homophones

• Carrie
• Cary

[ Verb

Infinitive to carry

Third person singular carries

Simple past carried

Past participle carried

Present participle carrying

to carry (third-person singular simple present carries, present participle carrying, simple past and past participle carried)

1. (transitive) To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
2. (transitive) To stock or supply (something).

   The corner drugstore doesn't carry his favorite brand of aspirin.

3. (transitive) To adopt (something); take over.

   I think I can carry Smith's work while she is out.

4. (transitive) (arithmetic) In an addition, to transfer the quantity in excess of what is countable in the units in a column to the column immediately to the left in order to be added there.

   Five and nine are fourteen; carry the one to the tens place.

5. (transitive) To have or maintain (something).

   Always carry sufficient insurance to protect against a loss.

6. (intransitive) To be transmitted; to travel.

   The sound of the bells carried for miles on the wind.

7. (transitive, nautical) to capture a ship by coming alongside and boarding

[ Synonyms

• (lift and bring to somewhere else): bear, move, transport
• (stock, supply): have, keep, stock, supply
• (adopt): adopt, take on, take over
• (have, maintain): have, maintain
• (be transmitted, travel): be transmitted, travel

[ Antonyms

• (in arithmetic): borrow (the equivalent reverse procedure in the inverse operation of subtraction)

[ Derived terms

• carrier
• carry away
• carrycot
• carry forward
• carry on
• carry out
• carry the can
• carry the message to Garcia
• cash-and-carry

[ Translations

to transport by lifting

Albanian: mbar Aromanian: ducu Catalan: portar Croatian: nositi hr(hr) Czech: nést (by foot), vézt (on a wheeled vehicle) Danish: bære da(da) Dutch: dragen nl(nl) Finnish: kantaa fi(fi) French: porter fr(fr) German: tragen de(de) Hawaiian: amo, hali Hebrew: לשאת (la'set) Hungarian: visz hu(hu), hord hu(hu)

Italian: portare it(it) Japanese: 持って行く (motteiku), 運ぶ (hakobu) Maori: amo mi(mi), hiki mi(mi), hari mi(mi) Polish: nosić pl(pl), nieść pl(pl) Portuguese: carregar pt(pt), levar pt(pt) Romanian: duce, purta Russian: нести ru(ru) (n'estí) (impf.), носить ru(ru) (nosít') (impf.) Sicilian: purtari, carruzziari Slovene: nositi sl(sl) Spanish: llevar es(es) Sumerian: 𒁺 (DU) Swedish: bära sv(sv)

to stock or supply

Dutch: beschikbaar hebben, ter beschikking hebben Finnish: olla (varastossa)

German: führen de(de) Swedish: föra sv(sv)

to adopt; take over or stand in

Dutch: overnemen nl(nl)

Finnish: jatkaa fi(fi)

in an addition

Dutch: overdragen French: retenir fr(fr)

Russian: переносить ru(ru) (p'er'enosít') (impf.), перенести ru(ru) (p'er'en'estí) (pf.)

to transmit or travel

Dutch: dragen, te horen zijn

Finnish: viedä fi(fi)

• Hungarian: visz
• Latin: portare, tulere, vehere
• Welsh: cario

[ Noun

Singular carry

Plural carries

carry (plural carries)

1. A manner of transporting or lifting something; thee grip or position in which something is carried.

   Adjust your carry from time to time so that you don't tire too quickly.

2. (computing) The bit or digit that is carried in an addition.

[ Translations

a manner of transporting or lifting something

Dutch: greep m.

Finnish: ote fi(fi)

bit or digit carried in an addition

Dutch: overdracht nl(nl) m.

Finnish: muistibitti