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say it: KAR-ee
carry is a verb and noun meaning "move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body". It carries 41 recorded senses.
serve as a means for expressing something
“The painting of Mary carries motherly love”
“His voice carried a lot of anger”
bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of
“His efforts carried the entire project”
“How many credits is this student carrying?”
“We carry a very large mortgage”
be necessarily associated with or result in or involve
“This crime carries a penalty of five years in prison”
have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence
“This new washer carries a two year guarantee”
“The loan carries a high interest rate”
“this undertaking carries many dangers”
“She carries her mother's genes”
“These bonds carry warrants”
“The restaurant carries an unusual name”
be conveyed over a certain distance
“Her voice carries very well in this big opera house”
keep up with financial support
“The Federal Government carried the province for many years”
have or possess something abstract
“I carry her image in my mind's eye”
“I will carry the secret to my grave”
“I carry these thoughts in the back of my head”
“I carry a lot of life insurance”
compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance
“I resent having to carry her all the time”
transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication
“put down 5 and carry 2”
propel or give impetus to
“The sudden gust of air propelled the ball to the other side of the fence”
drink alcohol without showing ill effects
“He can hold his liquor”
“he had drunk more than he could carry”
be pregnant with
“She is bearing his child”
“The are expecting another child in January”
“I am carrying his child”
the act of carrying something
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for carry come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.