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carrying the message to Garcia

carrying the message to Garcia is the present participle and gerund of carry the message to Garcia.

Meaning of carry the message to Garcia

Verb

carry the message to Garcia (third-person singular simple present carries the message to Garcia, present participle carrying the message to Garcia, simple past and past participle carried the message to Garcia)

  1. (dated, intransitive) To perform a requisite task despite obstacles.
    • ... its demand being for men who could face difficult decisions and achieve results, who could "carry the message to Garcia" without delay or dallying.1922, David Starr Jordan, The Days of a Man: Being Memories of a Naturalist, Teacher, and Minor Prophet of Democracy, World Book Co., page 148
  2. (dated, intransitive) To perform a requisite task without having been informed specifically by what method to do so.
    • ...do it when you are told once. That is to say, carry the Message to Garcia!1932, William Carl Ruediger, Teaching Procedures, Houghton Mifflin Company, page 410

Questions about carrying the message to Garcia

What is carrying the message to Garcia the present participle and gerund of?
Carrying the message to Garcia is the present participle and gerund of carry the message to Garcia.

Words near carrying the message to Garcia in the dictionary

  1. carrying the ball
  2. carrying the can
  3. carrying the day
  4. carrying the mail
  5. carrying the mantle
  6. carrying the message to Garcia
  7. carrying the torch
  8. carrying the world before one
  9. carrying through
  10. carrying up
  11. carrying violation

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