carry
verb (used with object)
to take or support from one place to another; convey; transport.
carries
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pluralof carry.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof carry (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
carryverb (used with object)to take or support from one place to another; convey; transport.
Example Sentences
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She therefore cannot be the biological mother of the fetus she carries.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
A succeeding chapter carries the novel across the ocean to Scotland, where a single mother named Vica, Andreas’s ex-wife, is struggling to raise their daughter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Mount Etna also carries a cultural history that stretches far beyond modern volcanology.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
Madden, who received the initial script years ago, stressed that a Parkinson's diagnosis still carries a heavy stigma.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
Up close, she’s shorter than you expected—just five feet tall, in tennis shoes—and she carries the scents of a kitchen.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
