Phrasal Verbs With 'Carry'

Carry forward phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Include a figure in a later calculation
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: They CARRIED FORWARD their losses to the next financial year.
  2. Meaning: Make something progress
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: They hope the new management will be able to CARRY the project FORWARD.

Carry off phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Win, succeed
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: She CARRIED OFF the first prize in the competition.
  2. Meaning: Die of a disease
    (Separable [obligatory] | International English)
    » Example: Cancer CARRIED him OFF a couple of years ago.

Carry on phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Continue
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: CARRY ON quietly with your work until the substitute teacher arrives.
  2. Meaning: Behave badly
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: The children annoyed me by CARRYING ON all morning.

Carry on with phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Have an affair
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: He's been CARRYING ON WITH someone at work for years.

Carry out phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Perform a task
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: The government is CARRYING OUT test on growing genetically modified crops.
  2. Meaning: Food bought from a restaurant to take away
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: I'm too tired to cook- let's get a CARRY-OUT.

Carry over phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Continue past a certain point
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: The meeting CARRIED OVER into the afternoon because there was so much to talk about.

Carry through phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Complete successfully
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: They CARRIED the reforms THROUGH despite the opposition.

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