## 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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