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carried away

carried away is the past participle of carry away.

Meaning of carry away

Verb

carry away (third-person singular simple present carries away, present participle carrying away, simple past and past participle carried away)

  1. (transitive) To steal; to take away.
    • to carry away a child
  2. (idiomatic, informal) To be so excited that one is no longer in control of one's actions or behavior.
    Synonyms:
    catch
  3. (transitive) To move away, as physically or emotionally.
  4. (transitive) To take possession of the mind of; to charm, transport, or delude.
    • to be carried away by music, or by temptation
  5. (transitive) To break under sudden pressure of violent wind.

Adjective

carried away (comparative more carried away, superlative most carried away)

  1. (idiomatic) Made excessively emotional or excited, so that one goes too far.
    • I only meant to buy one new dress, but I got carried away and ended up with five.
    • […] the unusual degree of taste and energy which Annie, who appeared carried away by the interest of the drama, infused into her reading, […]1852, Frank Edward Smedley, Lewis Arundel; Or, The Railroad of Life, page 406
    Synonyms:
    gone overboard

Synonyms of carried away

Forms of carried away

comparativemore carried away
superlativemost carried away

Questions about carried away

What does carried away mean?
Carried away means made excessively emotional or excited, so that one goes too far.
What is carried away the past participle of?
Carried away is the past participle of carry away.
What part of speech is carried away?
Carried away is an adjective.

Words near carried away in the dictionary

  1. carried
  2. carried a torch
  3. carried a torch for
  4. carried a tune
  5. carried all before one
  6. carried away
  7. carried coals to Newcastle
  8. carried conviction
  9. carried corn
  10. carried everything before one
  11. carried forward

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