carry
verb (used with object)
to take or support from one place to another; convey; transport.
are carrying
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present progressiveof carry.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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As part of the investigation, officers are carrying out searches at two locations in Gloucestershire.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
"We are carrying out feasibility studies," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026
At the same time, many shipping firms are carrying oil out of the Gulf by shuttling supplies just outside Hormuz, where it can be transferred to vessels headed elsewhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
That means both fault segments are carrying unusually high and relatively similar levels of stress.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
I am virtually out of water, but the water Ti Jean and Farmer are carrying is unfiltered—they have both built up an immunity to local microorganisms—so they advise me not to drink it.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
