carry

A1 Topic:Verbs of Movement

Also spelled a-carryin

US /ˈkæɹi/ UK /ˈkæɹi/ See IPA manual

verb Freq #1007

Meanings

1

verb
To hold something and move it from one place to another.

You must carry your camping gear up the hill.
2

verb
To have goods available for sale in a shop.

Do you carry kerosene heaters?
3

verb
To have something on its surface.

The boat's hull carried many scratches.
4

verb
To move a number to the next column in addition or multiplication.

Put down five and carry two.

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1 verb · to hold something and move... transport

2 verb · to have goods available for... stock

More bear cart convey drag haul hitchhoisehoist lift lug move schlep

Opposites

borrow

Word family

Forms carriedcarriescarriethcarrydcarrying

Derived forms card-carryingcarisackcarriable carriercarry-go-bring-comecarry-incarry-lookaheadcarry-oncarry-outcarryablecarrybackcarrycot

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Etymology

From Middle English carien, from Anglo-Norman carier (modern French charrier); from a derivative of Latin carrus (“four-wheeled baggage wagon”), ultimately of Gaulish origin. Compare also Middle English cairen (“to go, bring carry”), whence Modern English cair, with which it was confused.

*ḱers- Proto-Indo-European carien Middle English carier xno carrus Latin

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Verbs of Movement

# carry

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** ˈkæɹi
**IPA (UK):** ˈkæɹi
**Frequency rank:** 1007

## Meanings
1. To hold something and move it from one place to another.
2. To have goods available for sale in a shop.
3. To have something on its surface.
4. To move a number to the next column in addition or multiplication.

## Examples
- You must carry your camping gear up the hill.
- Do you carry kerosene heaters?
- The boat's hull carried many scratches.
- Put down five and carry two.

## Synonyms
- bear
- cart
- convey
- drag
- haul
- hitch
- hoise
- hoist
- lift
- lug
- move
- schlep

## Antonyms
- borrow

## Derived Forms
- card-carrying
- carisack
- carriable
- carrier
- carry-go-bring-come
- carry-in
- carry-lookahead
- carry-on
- carry-out
- carryable
- carryback
- carrycot

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *ḱers-
- Root: carien
- Root: carier
- Root: carrus

## Etymology
From Middle English carien, from Anglo-Norman carier (modern French charrier); from a derivative of Latin carrus (“four-wheeled baggage wagon”), ultimately of Gaulish origin. Compare also Middle English cairen (“to go, bring carry”), whence Modern English cair, with which it was confused.

## AI Etymology
carry is a verb. It is from Middle English carien, from Anglo-Norman carier (modern French charrier); from a derivative of Latin carrus (“four-wheeled baggage wagon”), ultimately of Gaulish origin. Compare also Middle English cairen (“to go, bring carry”), whence Modern English cair, with which it was confused. Historical forms in the chain include *ḱers- (Proto-Indo-European), carien (Middle English), carier (Anglo-Norman), and carrus (Latin). Current senses include to hold something and move it from one place to another, to have goods available for sale in a shop, and to have something on its surface. Derived forms include card-carrying, carisack, carriable, carrier, and carry-go-bring-come.

## Topics
- Verbs of Movement

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