Hello, language enthusiasts! Have you ever noticed how native English speakers use certain phrases that just don’t make sense when you break them down? These are called phrasal verbs, and they can really help you sound more like a native speaker. Our mission today is to CARRY our understanding of phrasal verbs a bit further! Ready to discover how you can carry your English skills to a new level?
Let’s pack our bags and dive into a list of the most popular phrasal verbs with CARRY.
1. Carry on: to continue doing something.
Example: Carry on with your work while I’m gone.
It can also mean to behave in an overexcited or uncontrolled manner.
Example: The child carried on when his toy was taken away.
2. Carry out: to perform or complete a job or activity.
Example: The detective carried out an investigation.
It can also mean to make something happen.
Example: They carried out their plan to escape.
3. Carry over: to continue at a later time.
Example: The meeting will carry over to next week.
It can also mean that something has an effect in another situation.
Example: The skills she learned as a teacher carried over to her new job.
4. Carry off: to succeed in doing something difficult.
Example: The team carried off the championship.
It can also mean to handle a difficult situation successfully.
Example: He carried off the meeting with grace and confidence.
5. Carry through: to complete something you have promised to do or something that you are responsible for.
Example: He carried through his promise to help her move.
6. Carry forward: to adding an amount to a similar amount in a later period or page.
Example: Any remaining balance will be carried forward to next month’s statement.
7. Carry back: to apply a loss from one year to a previous year, resulting in a reduction of tax in that year.
Example: The company carried back its losses to reduce tax payments.
8. Carry along: to influence someone so that they do something.
Example: His enthusiasm carried us all along.
9. Carry away: to become overly excited or lose control of your emotions.
Example: Don’t get carried away with the sales—they’re not that great.
10. Carry round: to have something with you all the time.
Example: She carries round a photo of her children in her wallet.
Phrasal verbs with CARRY can be a lot of fun once you get the hang of them. These phrases are a fantastic way to enhance your English skills and make you sound more like a native speaker. Remember, practice makes perfect, so don’t be afraid to use them. Keep on carrying forward on your English journey!
