Carry out

/ˈkæ.ɹi aʊt/ verb

verb ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

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."

Example

More examples

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

Etymology

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