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carries one's weight

carries one's weight is the third-person singular simple present indicative of carry one's weight.

Meaning of carry one's weight

Verb

carry one's weight (third-person singular simple present carries one's weight, present participle carrying one's weight, simple past and past participle carried one's weight)

  1. (idiomatic) To contribute or produce one's fair share, as of work, money, etc.
    • I think our jobs here are secure as long as we each carry our weight.

Questions about carries one's weight

What is carries one's weight the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Carries one's weight is the third-person singular simple present indicative of carry one's weight.

Words near carries one's weight in the dictionary

  1. carries forward
  2. carries off
  3. carries on
  4. carries on like a pork chop
  5. carries one's own hide to market
  6. carries one's weight
  7. carries oneself
  8. carries out
  9. carries out one's bat
  10. carries over
  11. carries owls to Athens

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