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dots and carries

dots and carries is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dot and carry.

Meaning of dot and carry

Verb

dot and carry (third-person singular simple present dots and carries, present participle dotting and carrying, simple past and past participle dotted and carried)

  1. In addition, to set down the units and carry over the tens to the next column.

Questions about dots and carries

What is dots and carries the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Dots and carries is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dot and carry.

Words near dots and carries in the dictionary

  1. dotriacontanes
  2. dotriacontanoic
  3. dotriacontanoic acid
  4. dots
  5. dots and boxes
  6. dots and carries
  7. dots down
  8. dots per inch
  9. dots the i's
  10. dots the i's and crosses the t's
  11. dots, not feathers

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