/ˈkæri/
Translation
To hold something and move it from one place to another.
Word origin
From Old French carier, meaning to move in a cart, from Latin carrus, a cart.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- carier
Grammar
Examples
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"Carry" means to hold something and move it to another place.
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"Carries" is the form used with he, she, or it.
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"Carried" is the past form of "carry".
To carry is to hold something and move it from one place to another. The past form is "carried".
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