carry – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of carry

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to carry sth through
Participle: carryne sth through
Gerund: carrying sth through

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Icarry sth through
youcarry sth through
he;she;itcarryes sth through
wecarry sth through
youcarry sth through
theycarry sth through

Perfect

Ihave carryne sth through
youhave carryne sth through
he;she;ithas carryne sth through
wehave carryne sth through
youhave carryne sth through
theyhave carryne sth through

Past

Icarry sth through
youcarry sth through
he;she;itcarry sth through
wecarry sth through
youcarry sth through
theycarry sth through

Pluperfect

Ihad carryne sth through
youhad carryne sth through
he;she;ithad carryne sth through
wehad carryne sth through
youhad carryne sth through
theyhad carryne sth through

Future

Iwill carry sth through
youwill carry sth through
he;she;itwill carry sth through
wewill carry sth through
youwill carry sth through
theywill carry sth through

Future Perfect

Iwill have carryne sth through
youwill have carryne sth through
he;she;itwill have carryne sth through
wewill have carryne sth through
youwill have carryne sth through
theywill have carryne sth through

Subjunctive

Present

Icarry sth through
youcarry sth through
he;she;itcarry sth through
wecarry sth through
youcarry sth through
theycarry sth through

Perfect

Ihave carryne sth through
youhave carryne sth through
he;she;ithave carryne sth through
wehave carryne sth through
youhave carryne sth through
theyhave carryne sth through

Imperfect

Icarry sth through
youcarry sth through
he;she;itcarry sth through
wecarry sth through
youcarry sth through
theycarry sth through

Pluperfect

Ihad carryne sth through
youhad carryne sth through
he;she;ithad carryne sth through
wehad carryne sth through
youhad carryne sth through
theyhad carryne sth through

Conditional

Present

Iwould carry sth through
youwould carry sth through
he;she;itwould carry sth through
wewould carry sth through
youwould carry sth through
theywould carry sth through

Perfect

Iwould have carryne sth through
youwould have carryne sth through
he;she;itwould have carryne sth through
wewould have carryne sth through
youwould have carryne sth through
theywould have carryne sth through

Imperative

youcarry sth through
weLet's carry sth through
youcarry sth through

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam carrying sth through
youare carrying sth through
he;she;itis carrying sth through
weare carrying sth through
youare carrying sth through
theyare carrying sth through

Perfect

Ihave been carrying sth through
youhave been carrying sth through
he;she;ithas been carrying sth through
wehave been carrying sth through
youhave been carrying sth through
theyhave been carrying sth through

Past

Iwas carrying sth through
youwere carrying sth through
he;she;itwas carrying sth through
wewere carrying sth through
youwere carrying sth through
theywere carrying sth through

Pluperfect

Ihad been carrying sth through
youhad been carrying sth through
he;she;ithad been carrying sth through
wehad been carrying sth through
youhad been carrying sth through
theyhad been carrying sth through

Future

Iwill be carrying sth through
youwill be carrying sth through
he;she;itwill be carrying sth through
wewill be carrying sth through
youwill be carrying sth through
theywill be carrying sth through

Future Perfect

Iwill have been carrying sth through
youwill have been carrying sth through
he;she;itwill have been carrying sth through
wewill have been carrying sth through
youwill have been carrying sth through
theywill have been carrying sth through

Conditional

Present

Iwould be carrying sth through
youwould be carrying sth through
he;she;itwould be carrying sth through
wewould be carrying sth through
youwould be carrying sth through
theywould be carrying sth through

Perfect

Iwould have been carrying sth through
youwould have been carrying sth through
he;she;itwould have been carrying sth through
wewould have been carrying sth through
youwould have been carrying sth through
theywould have been carrying sth through

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'carry'

forego, forgo, go, undergo,

Verbs similar to 'carry'

cary, curry, harry, marry, parry, tarry, warry, arr, array, berry,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to carry
hump
to hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult
abuse, affront, burn, cut down, dis, diss, give stick, heckle, hurt someone's feelings, insult, lapidate, misbid, misrespect, misuse, offend, sledge, slight, sneap, wound
convey
bear, cart, haul, remove, bring, transfer, transport, truck
support
bear, shoulder, stand, suffer, sustain, brace
drive
conduct, impel, propel, urge, lead
accomplish
secure, prevail, succeed, effect, gain, capture, win, run

Antonyms

convey
retain, hold, keep, preserve
support
counteract, block, check, defeat
drive
drag, haul, halt, hinder
accomplish
fail, relinquish, nullify, defeat

Additional Information

Etymology

1. c.1320, from Anglo-Fr. carier "to transport in a vehicle," from Gallo-Romance *carrizare, from L.L. carricare, from L. carrum (see car). Sense of "gain victory in an election" is from 1619. Carrier "person or animal that carries and disseminates infection without suffering obvious disease" is from 1899; genetic sense is 1933. As a short form of aircraft carrier it dates from 1917. Carrier pigeon is from 1641. Carry-all in the baggage sense is from 1884. Carry on "continue to advance" is from 1649; carryings-on "questionable doings" is from 1663. Carry-castle (1598) was an old descriptive term for an elephant.
2. 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. Compare also Middle English cairen (“to go, bring carry”), whence Modern English cair, with which it was confused. See: Middle English 'carien', Anglo-Norman 'carier', French 'charrier'.

Verbs referencing "carry"

French charier, Sranan tyari, Welsh cario, Cornish karya, Romanian căra, Tok Pisin karim, Galician carrexar.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] I opened the door of, and put my head into, a ‘state-room ’ on board the Britannia steam-packet, twelve hundred tons burthen per register, bound for Halifax and Boston, and carrying Her Majesty 's mails. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ Well, take him away then, ” said Mr. Shelby; and hastily she withdrew, carrying the child on her arm. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] of your real high sort, when her blood was up. I tell you, she squeezed up her child in her arms, and talked, and went on real awful. It kinder makes my blood run cold to think of ’ t; and when they carried off the child, and locked her up, she jest went ravin ’ mad, and died in a week. Clear waste, sir, of a thousand dollars, just for want of management,—there's where ’ t is. It's always best to do [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] to join her husband at New York, who had settled there three years before. Secondly and thirdly, an honest young Yorkshireman, connected with some American house; domiciled in that same city, and carrying thither his beautiful young wife to whom he had been married but a fortnight, and who was the fairest specimen of a comely English country girl I have ever seen. Fourthly, fifthly, and lastly, [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] they frequently interchanged: of whom I know no more than that they were rather a mysterious, run-away kind of couple; that the lady had great personal attractions also; and that the gentleman carried more guns with him than Robinson Crusoe, wore a shooting-coat, and had two great dogs on board. On further consideration, I remember that he tried hot roast pig and bottled ale as a cure for [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • I suppose this Halifax would have appeared an Elysium, though it had been a curiosity of ugly dulness. But I carried away with me a most pleasant impression of the town and its inhabitants, and have preserved it to this hour. Nor was it without regret that I came home, without having found an opportunity of [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] It rarely happens in the business streets that a tradesman, if I may venture to call anybody a tradesman, where everybody is a merchant, resides above his store; so that many occupations are often carried on in one house, and the whole front is covered with boards and inscriptions. As I walked along, I kept glancing up at these boards, confidently expecting to see a few of them change into [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • ‘She is fond of having other children noticed and caressed by the teachers, and those whom she respects; but this must not be carried too far, or she becomes jealous. She wants to have her share, which, if not the lion 's, is the greater part; and if she does not get it, she says, “ My mother will love me. ” (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] It describes her rapid mental growth and improvement during twelve months more, and brings her little history down to the end of last year. It is very remarkable, that as we dream in words, and carry on imaginary conversations, in which we speak both for ourselves and for the shadows who appear to us in those visions of the night, so she, having no words, uses her finger alphabet in her sleep. [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] wants to drive matters, and take possession tomorrow. I 'm going to get out my horse bright and early, and be off. I can't see Tom, that's a fact; and you had better arrange a drive somewhere, and carry Eliza off. Let the thing be done when she is out of sight. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Tom, what about the earlier investigation of her that was carried out by authorities there ? (Suburban Fury)