# carry

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈkæɹ.ɪ/ · frequency rank #1,360

## Definitions
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. To insult, to diss.
13. To capture a ship by coming alongside and boarding.
14. To transport (the ball) whilst maintaining possession.
15. For the ball, having been hit in the air, to reach a fielder without touching the ground (whether or not the fielder catches it).
16. To have on one’s person.
17. To be pregnant (with).
18. To have propulsive power; to propel.
19. To hold the head; said of a horse.
20. To have earth or frost stick to the feet when running, as a hare.
21. To bear or uphold successfully, especially through conflict, for example a leader or principle
22. To succeed in (e.g. a contest); to succeed in; to win.
23. To get possession of by force; to capture.
24. To contain; to comprise; have a particular aspect; to show or exhibit
25. To bear (oneself); to behave or conduct.
26. To bear the charges or burden of holding or having, as stocks, merchandise, etc., from one time to another.
27. To have a weapon on one's person; to be armed.
28. (transitive or, rarely, intransitive) To be disproportionately responsible for a team's success or for counteracting teammates' underperformance.
29. To physically transport (in the general sense, not necessarily by lifting)
30. To bear a firearm, such as a gun.

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

## Easily confused with
- **cry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carry-vs-cry)
- **cay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carry-vs-cay)
- **cars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carry-vs-cars)
- **cart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carry-vs-cart)
- **Cory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carry-vs-cory)
- **Cary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carry-vs-cary)
- **cray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carry-vs-cray)
- **corr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carry-vs-corr)
- **Casey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carry-vs-casey)
- **curry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carry-vs-curry)
- **Corey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carry-vs-corey)
- **curly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carry-vs-curly)
- **Cathy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carry-vs-cathy)
- **carts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carry-vs-carts)
- **carve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carry-vs-carve)
- **corny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carry-vs-corny)
- **carte** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carry-vs-carte)
- **curvy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carry-vs-curvy)
- **Carta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carry-vs-carta)
- **clary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carry-vs-clary)

## Common misspellings (5)
`acrry`, `carryy`, `caryr`, `ccarry`, `crary`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/carry