7 English Phrasal Verbs With 'CARRY'

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7 phrasal verbs with 'CARRY'

Carry forward

1. Include a figure in a later calculation
   (Separable [optional] | International English)
   
   » Example: They CARRIED FORWARD their losses to the next financial year.
2. Make something progress
   (Separable [optional] | International English)
   
   » Example: They hope the new management will be able to CARRY the project FORWARD.

Carry off

1. Win, succeed
   (Separable [optional] | International English)
   
   » Example: She CARRIED OFF the first prize in the competition.
2. Die of a disease
   (Separable [obligatory] | International English)
   
   » Example: Cancer CARRIED him OFF a couple of years ago.

Carry on

1. Continue
   (Separable [optional] | International English)
   
   » Example: CARRY ON quietly with your work until the substitute teacher arrives.
2. Behave badly
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: The children annoyed me by CARRYING ON all morning.

Carry on with

1. Have an affair
   (Inseparable | International English)
   
   » Example: He's been CARRYING ON WITH someone at work for years.

Carry out

1. Perform a task
   (Separable [optional] | International English)
   
   » Example: The government is CARRYING OUT test on growing genetically modified crops.
2. Food bought from a restaurant to take away
   (Inseparable | International English)
   
   » Example: I'm too tired to cook- let's get a CARRY-OUT.

Carry over

1. Continue past a certain point
   (Separable [optional] | International English)
   
   » Example: The meeting CARRIED OVER into the afternoon because there was so much to talk about.

Carry through

1. Complete successfully
   (Separable [optional] | International English)
   
   » Example: They CARRIED the reforms THROUGH despite the opposition.

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