carried
UK/ˈkæɹ.ɪd/US/ˈkæɹ.id/
carried is the simple past and past participle 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.
Forms of carried
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Words formed from carried
Phrases with carried
- carried on
- carried up
- carried off
- carried out
- carried away
- carried corn
- carried over
- hand carried
- carried a tune
- carried weight
- carried a torch
- carried forward
28 more phrasesFewer phrases
- carried oneself
- carried the can
- carried the day
- carried through
- carried the ball
- carried the mail
- princess carried
- carried the torch
- carried water for
- carried conviction
- carried the mantle
- dotted and carried
- carried a torch for
- fetched and carried
- carried one's weight
- carried out one's bat
- error carried forward
- carried all before one
- carried owls to Athens
- errors carried forward
- carried someone's water
- carried coals to Newcastle
- carried on like a pork chop
- carried the world before one
- carried everything before one
- carried the message to Garcia
- carried one's own hide to market
- it's better to be judged by twelve than to be carried by six
Questions about carried
- What is carried the simple past and past participle of?
- Carried is the simple past and past participle of carry.
- How do you pronounce carried?
- Carried is pronounced /ˈkæɹ.ɪd/ (UK).
Words near carried in the dictionary
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