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Synonyms of carry in English:
carry
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See UK English definition of carry
See Spanish definition of llevar
verb
1‘she carried the box of food into the kitchen’
SYNONYMS
convey, transfer, move, take, bring, bear, shift, switch, fetch, transport
informal cart, lug, hump, schlep, tote
2‘Britain's biggest coach operator carries 12 million passengers a year’
SYNONYMS
transport, convey, transmit, move, handle
3‘satellites were used to carry the signal over the Atlantic’
SYNONYMS
transmit, conduct, pass on, relay, communicate, convey, impart, bear, dispatch, beam
disseminate, spread, circulate, diffuse
4‘the dinghy would carry the weight of the baggage easily enough’
SYNONYMS
support, sustain, stand, prop up, shore up, bolster, underpin, buttress
5‘managers carry as much responsibility as possible’
SYNONYMS
undertake, accept, assume, bear, shoulder, support, sustain
take on, take up, take on oneself
manage, handle, deal with, get to grips with, turn one's hand to
6‘she told him the baby she was carrying was not his’
SYNONYMS
be pregnant with, bear, expect
technical be gravid with
7‘she carried herself with a certain assurance’
SYNONYMS
conduct, bear, hold
act, behave, perform, acquit
rare comport, deport
8‘a resolution was carried by an overwhelming majority’
SYNONYMS
approve, vote for, accept, endorse, ratify, authorize, mandate, support, back, uphold
agree to, consent to, assent to, acquiesce in, concur in, accede to, give one's blessing to, bless, give one's seal of approval to, give one's stamp of approval to, rubber-stamp, say yes to
informal give the go-ahead to, give the green light to, give the OK to, OK, give the thumbs up to, give the nod to, buy
ANTONYMS
reject
9‘this argument carried the day’
SYNONYMS
win, capture, gain, secure, effect, take, accomplish
ANTONYMS
lose
10‘I spoke for forty minutes and carried the whole audience’
SYNONYMS
win over, sway, prevail on, convince, persuade, influence
affect, have an effect on, have an impact on, impact on, motivate, stimulate, drive, touch, reach
11‘today's paper carried an article on housing policy’
SYNONYMS
publish, print, communicate, give, release, distribute, spread, disseminate
broadcast, transmit
12‘we carry a wide assortment of hockey sticks’
SYNONYMS
sell, stock, keep, keep in stock, offer, have for sale, have, retail, market, supply, trade in, deal in, traffic in, peddle, hawk
13‘most common domestic toxins carry poison warnings’
SYNONYMS
display, bear, exhibit, show, present, set forth, be marked with, have
14‘contempt of court carries a maximum penalty of two years' imprisonment’
SYNONYMS
entail, involve, lead to, result in, occasion, have as a consequence, have
require, demand
15‘his voice carried across the quay’
SYNONYMS
be audible, travel, reach, be transmitted
Phrases
- get carried away
‘I'm afraid I got a bit carried away’
SYNONYMS
lose self-control, get excited, get overexcited, go too far, lose one's sense of proportion, be swept off one's feet
informal flip, lose it
‘his elder brother had been carried off by consumption’
SYNONYMS
kill, kill off, cause the death of, cause to die, end the life of, take the life of, dispatch, finish off
informal polish off, do in
1‘her co-star carried off four awards’
SYNONYMS
win, secure, capture, gain, achieve, attain, earn, obtain, acquire, procure, get, collect, pick up, come away with
informal land, net, bag, bank, pot, scoop, walk away with, walk off with
2‘against the odds, he has carried it off’
SYNONYMS
succeed in, triumph in, be victorious in, achieve success in, be successful in, be a success in, do well at, make good in
informal crack
1‘the decision to carry out a caesarean section’
SYNONYMS
conduct, perform, implement, execute, discharge, bring about, bring off, effect
rare effectuate
2‘I carried out my promise to her’
SYNONYMS
fulfil, carry through, implement, execute, effect, discharge, perform, honour, redeem, make good
keep, observe, abide by, comply with, obey, respect, conform to, stick to, act in accordance with, act according to, have regard to, heed, follow, pay attention to, defer to, take notice of, be bound by, keep faith with, stand by, adhere to
ANTONYMS
break
1‘she didn't have the strength to carry on arguing’
SYNONYMS
continue, keep on, keep, keep at, go on, push on, press on, persist in, persevere in, not stop, maintain
informal stick at, stick with
ANTONYMS
stop
2‘it's just not the English way of carrying on’
SYNONYMS
behave, act, perform, conduct oneself, acquit oneself, bear oneself, carry oneself
rare comport oneself, deport oneself
3‘his wife had been carrying on with other men’
SYNONYMS
have an affair, commit adultery, philander, dally, be involved
informal play around, have a fling, mess about, mess around, play away
North American informal fool around
4‘I abused the teachers and was always carrying on’
SYNONYMS
misbehave, behave badly, make mischief, get up to mischief, be mischievous, act up, cause trouble, cause a commotion, cause a fuss, be up to no good, get up to no good, be bad, be naughty, clown about, clown around, fool about, fool around, mess about, mess around, act the clown, act the fool, act the goat, act foolishly
informal create
British informal muck about, muck around, play up
ANTONYMS
behave
‘a bank carrying on a bona fide business’
SYNONYMS
engage in, conduct, undertake, be involved in, take part in, participate in, carry out, perform, direct
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