carrie
UK/ˈkæ.ɹi/US/ˈkæ.ɹi/
carrie is the obsolete spelling of carry.
Meaning of carry
Verb
carry (third-person singular simple present carries, present participle carrying, simple past and past participle carried)
- To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
- "By means of the Golden Cap I shall command the Winged Monkeys to carry you to the gates of the Emerald City," said Glinda, "for it would be a shame to deprive the people of so wonderful a ruler."1900, L. Frank Baum, chapter 23, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
- To notionally transfer from one place (such as a country, book, or column) to another.
- to carry the war from Greece into Asia
- To convey by extension or continuance; to extend.
- The builders are going to carry the chimney through the roof.
- To move; to convey using force
- To lead or guide.
- Go, carry Sir John Falstaff to the Fleet.c. 1596-1599, William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 2, act 5, scene 5
- To stock or supply (something); to have in store.
- The corner drugstore doesn’t carry his favorite brand of aspirin.
Proper noun capitalized: Carrie
Carrie
- A diminutive of the female given name Caroline, also used as a formal given name.
- Zachary Block chats with Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen about their new show, Portlandia, which airs on IFC, Fridays at 10:30.2011 January 25, “Portlandia”, in BOMB
- A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Knott County, Kentucky, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Dickenson County, Virginia, United States.
Forms of carrie
| third-person singular present | carries |
|---|---|
| present participle | carrying |
| past participle | carried |
| past | carried |
Words formed from carrie
Words that rhyme with carrie
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Questions about carrie
- What does carrie mean?
- Carrie means a diminutive of the female given name Caroline, also used as a formal given name.
- What is carrie the obsolete spelling of?
- Carrie is the obsolete spelling of carry.
- What part of speech is carrie?
- Carrie is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce carrie?
- Carrie is pronounced /ˈkæ.ɹi/ (UK).
Words near carrie in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: carrie (page history and authors); Carrie (page history and authors); carry (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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