Added 3 October 2026
carry
/ˈkæ.ɹi/ noun ▶ hear it
In Latin: porto, apporto Wiktionary
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A manner of transporting or lifting something; the grip or position in which something is carried.
Adjust your carry from time to time so that you don't tire too quickly.
- A tract of land over which boats or goods are carried between two bodies of navigable water; a portage.
- The bit or digit that is carried in an addition operation.
verb
- To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
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To transfer from one place (such as a country, book, or column) to another.
to carry an account to the ledger
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To convey by extension or continuance; to extend.
The builders are going to carry the chimney through the roof. They would have carried the road ten miles further, but ran out of materials.
Origin
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.
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