The word ‘carry’ can mean many different things. As a verb, the meaning is to support the weight of something.
For example:
- Can you carry my shopping bag? (support the weight of)
Carry is a regular verb. The past tense and past participle is carried.
phrasal verbs with carry
Phrasal verbs with ‘carry’ include:
- Carry forward (transfer)
- Carry off (lift away, achieve)
- Carry on with (continue, have an affair)
- Carry out (perform)
- Carry over (lift something, transfer to another period)
- Carry through (complete successfully)

Let’s learn the meaning of the phrasal verbs that contain the verb ‘carry’ in more detail and see some examples in use.