carry*/*/*/

[ˈkæri]

verb

1) [T] to hold someone or something using your hands, arms, or body and take them somewhere

Do you mind carrying this box for me?[/ex]

Sarah carried her cup of coffee back to her desk.[/ex]

Luke was carrying the boy on his shoulders.[/ex]

2) [T] to have something with you, usually in your pocket or bag

I never carry much cash with me.[/ex]

British police officers don't normally carry guns.[/ex]

3) [T] to transport someone or something from one place to another

a plane carrying 225 passengers[/ex]

They carried the message back to their villages.[/ex]

a cable carrying electricity[/ex]

4) [T] if a shop carries goods or products, it has them for sale

We carry several models of microwaves.[/ex]

5) [T] to publish or broadcast a news story

All the papers carried the story the next day.[/ex]

6) [T] to have a disease and be capable of infecting someone else with it

7) [T] to do or develop something to a particular level

If this behaviour is carried to extremes, it can be destructive.[/ex]

8) [T] if you carry responsibility or blame for something, you accept it

9) [T] if a crime carries a particular punishment, that is the punishment that people will receive for committing it

10) [T] if something carries a message, the message is written on it

Packets of cigarettes must carry a government health warning.[/ex]

11) if a sound carries, it can be heard far away

The child's cries carried down the quiet street.[/ex]

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carry weight — to be respected and have influence[/ex]

[i]Dr Watson's opinions carry a lot of weight in court.[/ex]

get carried away — to become so excited or involved in something that you lose control of your feelings or behaviour[/ex]

- carry sth off

- carry on

- carry (sth) on

- carry sth out