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Carry out

//ˈkæ.ɹi aʊt// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To hold while moving it out. transitive

    "We’ll have to carry the piano out of the shop."

  2. 2
    pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue wordnet
  3. 3
    To fulfill. idiomatic, transitive

    "She finally carried out her lifelong ambition when she appeared in a Hollywood blockbuster."

  4. 4
    put in effect wordnet
  5. 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."

Etymology

From Middle English caryen out, equivalent to carry + out (adverb).

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