carry

carries

Substantiv
the act of carrying something


Alla engelska ord på C

carry

carry

carrys

carried

carried

carrying

Verb
  • "This train is carrying nuclear waste"
  • "carry the suitcases to the car"
  • "You must carry your camping gear"
  • "Do you carry kerosene heaters?"
  • "Carry the ball"
  • "The airwaves carry the sound"
  • "These pipes carry waste water into the river"

Synonymer

have with oneself; have on one's person
  • "I always carry money"

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serve as a means for expressing something:
  • ""The painting of Mary carries motherly love""
  • "His voice carried a lot af anger"

Synonymer

bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of
  • "How many credits is this student carrying?"
  • "His efforts carried the entire project"
  • "I carried my second child"
extend beyond reasonable limits
  • "carry too far"

Synonymer

continue or extend
  • "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"

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be necessarily associated with or result in or involve
  • "This crime carries a penalty of five years in prison"
vardagligt
win in an election
  • "The senator carried his home state"
include, as on a list
  • "How many people are carried on the payroll?"

Synonymer

include as the content; broadcast or publicize
  • "All major networks carried the press conference"
  • "This paper carries a restaurant review"

Synonymer

  • run

    [ media ]
pass on a communication: "The news was carried to every village in the province"
have as a feature
  • "This new washer carries a two year guarantee"
be conveyed over a certain distance
  • "Her voice carries very well in this big opera house"
compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance
  • "I resent having to carry her all the time"
capture after a fight
  • "The troops carried the town after a brief fight"
produce as a crop
propel or give impetus to
  • "The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence"
drink alcohol without showing ill effects
sustain, as of livestock
  • "This land will carry ten cows to the acre"
have a certain range, as of guns
  • "This rifle carries for 3,000 feet"
golf
cover a certain distance or advance beyond, as of a ball in golf
  • "The drive carried to the green"
secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions)
  • "The motion carried easily"
vardagligt
be successful in
  • "She lost the game but carried the match"
sing or play against other voices or parts
  • "He cannot carry a tune"