carry through

1. 1.

   put in effect

   “carry out a task”

   “execute the decision of the people”

   “He actioned the operation”

   Synonymsaccomplishexecutecarry outactionfulfillfulfil

   Broadercompleteeffect

   Narrowerget overrunconsummatedodispatch
2. 2.

   bring into safety

   “We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack”

   Synonymssavepull throughbring through

   Narrowerrescue

Questions about carry through

What does carry through mean?

carry through means "put in effect". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for carry through?

Close synonyms include accomplish, execute, carry out, action, fulfill. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is carry through a common word?

carry through is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.