carry

Signification

Verb

1. To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
2. To notionally transfer from one place (such as a country, book, or column) to another.
3. To convey by extension or continuance; to extend.
4. To move; to convey using force
5. To lead or guide.
6. To stock or supply (something); to have in store.
7. To adopt (something); take (something) over.
8. To adopt or resolve on, especially in a deliberative assembly
9. In an addition, to transfer the quantity in excess of what is countable in the units in a column to the column immediately to the left in order to be added there.
10. To have, hold, possess or maintain (something).
11. To be transmitted; to travel.
12. (slang) To insult, to diss.
13. To capture a ship by coming alongside and boarding.
14. To transport (the ball) whilst maintaining possession.
15. To have on one's person.
16. To be pregnant (with).
17. To have propulsive power; to propel.
18. To hold the head; said of a horse.
19. To have earth or frost stick to the feet when running, as a hare.
20. To bear or uphold successfully through conflict, for example a leader or principle
21. To succeed in (e.g. a contest); to succeed in; to win.
22. (obsolete) To get possession of by force; to capture.
23. To contain; to comprise; have a particular aspect; to show or exhibit
24. To bear (oneself); to behave or conduct.
25. To bear the charges or burden of holding or having, as stocks, merchandise, etc., from one time to another.
26. To have a weapon on one's person; to be armed.
27. To be disproportionately responsible for a team's success.
28. To physically transport (in the general sense, not necessarily by lifting)
29. To bear a firearm, such as a gun.

Noun

1. A manner of transporting or lifting something; the grip or position in which something is carried.
2. A tract of land over which boats or goods are carried between two bodies of navigable water; a portage.
3. The bit or digit that is carried in an addition operation.
4. The benefit or cost of owning an asset over time.
5. The distance travelled by the ball when struck, until it hits the ground.
6. Carried interest.
7. The sky; cloud-drift.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈkæɹ.ɪ/

Étymologie

From Middle English carrien, from Anglo-Norman carier (modern French charrier); from a derivative of Latin carrus (“four-wheeled baggage wagon”), ultimately of Gaulish origin.

Phrases

Other weapons may be more powerful and carry unlimited ammunition as well .

D'autres armes peuvent être plus puissantes et porter des munitions illimitées également.