Carry out
/ˈkæ.ɹi aʊt/ verb
verb ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To hold while moving it out. transitive
"We’ll have to carry the piano out of the shop."
- 2 pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue wordnet
- 3 To fulfill. idiomatic, transitive
"She finally carried out her lifelong ambition when she appeared in a Hollywood blockbuster."
- 4 put in effect wordnet
- 5 To execute or perform; to put into operation; to do. transitive
"For the entire last summer they were carrying out their plan to renovate the living room."
Antonyms
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More examples"We’ll have to carry the piano out of the shop."
Etymology
From Middle English caryen out, equivalent to carry + out (adverb).