carry (/ˈkæri/)
verb · Beginner · Common Verbs
🔊 /ˈkæri/
Meaning
Meaning: hold and move
To hold something and take it from one place to another.
Examples
🗣 She had to carry the heavy suitcase up four flights of stairs by herself.
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman ‘carier’, from Latin ‘carrus’ (wheeled vehicle).
How & Where It’s Used
Literal transporting; also figurative in carry on and carry out.
Tags: movement, action