| Level | A1 |
|---|---|
| Kind | verb |
| Front | carry |
| IPA | /ˈkæri / verb (present participle carrying; 3rd person singular carries; past tense, past participle carried) |
| Back | taşımak üzerinde taşımak, bulundurmak |
| Back 2 | carry (verb) /ˈkæri
/ verb (present
participle carrying; 3rd
person singular carries; past tense, past participle carried)
1 [transitive]
to hold sb/sth in your hand, arms or on
your back while you are moving from one place to another
taşımak
Could
you carry this bag for me? It's terribly heavy.
She
was carrying a rucksack on her back.
Carry mi wear mı? Üzerinizdeki kıyafetlerden,
takılardan vb. bahsederken wear kullanılır, carry olmaz:
He was wearing a black jacket.
2 [transitive]
to have sth with you as you go somewhere
üzerinde taşımak, bulundurmak
I
never carry much money with me when I go to London.
Do
the police carry guns in your country?
3 [transitive]
to transport sb/sth from one place to
another
taşımak, nakletmek
A
train carrying hundreds of passengers crashed yesterday.
Strong
winds carried the boat off course.
4 [transitive]
to have an infectious disease that can be
given to others, usually without showing any signs of the disease yourself
(hastalık) taşımak
Rats
carry all sorts of diseases.
5 [intransitive]
(used about a sound) to reach a long
distance
(ses) erişmek, yayılmak
You'll
have to speak louder if you want your voice to carry to the back of the room.
6 [transitive] [usually passive]
to officially approve of sth in a meeting,
etc., because the largest number of people vote for it
(teklif) kabul
etmek, geçirmek
The
motion was carried by 12 votes to 9.
IDIOMS
be/get carried away
to be so excited that you forget what you
are doing
kendini kaptırmak, kendinden geçmek
I
got so carried away watching the race that I forgot how late it was.
carry weight
to have influence on the opinion of sb
else
ağırlık taşımak, ağırlığı olmak
Nick's
views carry a lot of weight with our manager.
PHRASAL VERBS
carry it/sth off
to succeed in doing sth difficult
başarmak, becermek
He
felt nervous before he started his speech but he carried it off very well.
carry on (with sth/doing sth)
to continue
sürmek, devam
etmek;
sürdürmek, devam
ettirmek
How
long did the party carry on after I left?
Carry
on. What happened next?
They
ignored me and carried on with their conversation.
She
intends to carry on studying after the course has finished.
carry on sth
to do an activity
yürütmek
to
carry on a conversation/a business
carry sth out
1 to
do sth that you have been ordered to do
yerine getirmek
The
soldiers carried out their orders without question.
2 to do a task, repair, etc.
yapmak, uygulamak
to
carry out tests/an investigation
The
owner is responsible for carrying out repairs to the building.
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