carry out something

carry out something
carry out (something) to do a job or complete an activity.

Astronauts planned a spacewalk to carry out major repairs on the space station.

The agency doesn't have the funds or the know-how to carry out its duties.


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  • carry out — (something) to do a job or complete an activity. Astronauts planned a spacewalk to carry out major repairs on the space station. The agency doesn t have the funds or the know how to carry out its duties …   New idioms dictionary

  • carry out — verb 1. put in effect (Freq. 21) carry out a task execute the decision of the people He actioned the operation • Syn: ↑carry through, ↑accomplish, ↑execute, ↑action, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • carry out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms carry out : present tense I/you/we/they carry out he/she/it carries out present participle carrying out past tense carried out past participle carried out a) to do a particular piece of work, research etc The… …   English dictionary

  • To carry out — Carry Car ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Carried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Carrying}.] [OF. carier, charier, F. carrier, to cart, from OF. car, char, F. car, car. See {Car}.] 1. To convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; to bear; often… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • carry out — verb a) To hold while moving something out. We’ll have to carry the piano out of the shop. b) To fulfill. And so the little Rabbit was put into a sack with the old picture books and a lot of rubbish, and carried out to the end of the garden… …   Wiktionary

  • Carry — Car ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Carried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Carrying}.] [OF. carier, charier, F. carrier, to cart, from OF. car, char, F. car, car. See {Car}.] 1. To convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; to bear; often with… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Carry arms — Carry Car ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Carried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Carrying}.] [OF. carier, charier, F. carrier, to cart, from OF. car, char, F. car, car. See {Car}.] 1. To convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; to bear; often… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • carry — [kar′ē] vt. carried, carrying [ME carien < Anglo Fr carier < NormFr carre, CAR1] 1. to hold or support while moving [to carry a package] 2. to take from one place to another; transport, as in a vehicle [to carry the mail] 3. to hold …   English World dictionary

  • carry — car|ry1 W1S1 [ˈkæri] v past tense and past participle carried present participle carrying third person singular carries ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(lift and take)¦ 2¦(vehicle/ship/plane)¦ 3¦(pipe/wire etc)¦ 4¦(move something)¦ 5¦(have with you)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • carry — 1 verb carried, carrying 1 LIFT AND TAKE (T) to take something somewhere in your hands or arms, on your back etc: A porter helped me carry my luggage. | Let me carry that for you. | carry sth around/out/to etc: I m not carrying it around all day! …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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