carry

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carry is one of the 1000 most common headwords.
carry

[change] Pronunciation

[change] Verb

Plain form
carry

Third-person singular
carries

Past tense
carried

Past participle
carried

Present participle
carrying

  1. (transitive) When you carry something, you lift it up and move it to another place.
  2. (transitive) To stock or supply; to make something available.
    My local supermarket doesn't carry my favorite brand of ice cream.
  3. (transitive) To have or maintain something.
    Always carry sufficient insurance to protect against a loss.
  4. (intransitive) When something is carried, it is transmitted and travels.
    The sound of the bells carried for miles on the wind.

[change] Noun

Singular
carry

Plural
carries

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