carry
/ˈkæri/verb
उच्चारण कैरी
उठाकर ले जाना, ढोना
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Asked in previous papers
as phrasal verb
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[T] ~ sb/sth
to support the weight of somebody or something and take them from place to place
उठाकर ले जाना, ढोना
- She carried the child on her back.
- Porters carry heavy luggage from the train to the taxi stand.
- Radhika carried her little brother across the stream.
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- Camels carry goods across the desert.
- Can you carry this box up to the second floor?
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[T] ~ sth
to have something with you and take it wherever you go
(अपने साथ) रखना, लेकर चलना
- Candidates must carry a photo ID.
- Always carry a bottle of water during the summer exams.
- I never carry much cash when I travel.
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- Doctors carry stethoscopes wherever they go.
- He carries his lunch to the office in a steel tiffin.
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[T] ~ sth
(of pipes, wires or vehicles) to contain and move something from one place to another
(पानी, बिजली, यात्री आदि) ले जाना, पहुँचाना
- The pipe carries water to the fields.
- Trucks carry vegetables from the farms to the city markets.
- Power lines carry electricity from the plant to the city.
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- The new metro line carries thousands of commuters daily.
- Blood carries oxygen around the body.
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[T] ~ sth
to have something as a quality or a result
(कोई परिणाम, दंड या गुण) अपने साथ रखना
- The offence carries a fine of ₹1,000.
- Each question carries two marks.
- Smoking in the hall carries a heavy penalty.
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- The post carries a lot of responsibility.
- Each wrong answer carries a negative mark.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
carry + noun (+ to / from / in / on)
Carry means to hold something and take it with you; add to, from, in or on for the place or the means.
'Carry' का अर्थ किसी चीज़ को पकड़कर साथ ले जाना है; स्थान या साधन बताने के लिए to, from, in या on जोड़ें।
- Radhika carries her lunch to school.
- The porter carried the luggage on his head.
carry (law, vote, proposal) + passive
In meetings, a motion is carried when enough people vote for it; the passive is usual.
बैठकों में प्रस्ताव तब carried होता है जब पर्याप्त लोग उसके पक्ष में मत दें; passive रूप आम है।
- The proposal was carried by 40 votes to 10.
carry + quality / result
A thing can carry a risk, a penalty or a meaning.
कोई चीज़ जोखिम, दंड या अर्थ रख सकती है।
- The offence carries a fine of five thousand rupees.
- His words carry weight in the village.
carry on / carry out / carry off (phrasal verbs)
Carry on is to continue; carry out is to perform a task; carry off is to succeed in something difficult.
Carry on का अर्थ जारी रखना है; carry out का अर्थ कार्य संपन्न करना; carry off का अर्थ कठिन काम में सफल होना।
- Please carry on with your work.
- The team carried out the survey in a week.
+Collocations 4
adverb + carry
carefullyeasilyheavilyproudlysafely
- She carried the tray carefully through the crowd.
carry + noun
a baga messagea riska diseasea tune
- These rivers carry silt to the plains.
carry + weight / responsibility
weightauthoritya penaltya warningconviction
- Her advice carries weight with the villagers.
idioms
carry the cancarry all before youcarry a torch for sbget carried away
- Don't get carried away by early success.
“More examples 5
- The bus carries about fifty passengers.
बस लगभग पचास यात्रियों को ले जाती है।
- She carried the baby on her hip all the way home.
वह पूरे रास्ते बच्चे को कमर पर उठाकर घर तक ले गई।
- The newspaper carried a report on the flood.
अख़बार ने बाढ़ पर एक रिपोर्ट छापी।
- Radhika carried out her plan despite all objections.
राधिका ने सभी आपत्तियों के बावजूद अपनी योजना पूरी की।
- The singer's voice carried across the whole valley.
गायक की आवाज़ पूरी घाटी में गूँज गई।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He carried out the bag from the room.
✓ He carried the bag out of the room.
Carry out means to perform a task; to take something outside, write carried the bag out of the room.
Phrasal verb 'carry out' का अर्थ संपन्न करना है; सामान बाहर ले जाने के लिए 'carried the bag out of' लिखें।
✗ Please carry on the experiment as instructed.
✓ Please carry out the experiment as instructed.
Carry out means to perform; carry on means to continue.
Carry out का अर्थ संपन्न करना है; carry on का अर्थ जारी रखना।
✗ She was carried by emotion and said too much.
✓ She was carried away by emotion and said too much.
The phrase for losing control is carried away.
नियंत्रण खो देने के लिए वाक्यांश 'carried away' है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs all mean moving something from one place to another, but they differ in how.
ये क्रियाएँ किसी चीज़ को एक स्थान से दूसरे स्थान ले जाने के अर्थ में हैं, पर तरीके में भिन्न हैं।
To hold and move something with you, without dragging it.
किसी चीज़ को पकड़कर साथ ले जाना, घसीटे बिना।
- She carried the pot of water.
To carry something towards the speaker or the place being talked about.
किसी चीज़ को वक्ता या चर्चित स्थान की ओर लाना।
- Bring your notebook tomorrow.
To move goods or people over a long distance, usually by vehicle.
माल या लोगों को लंबी दूरी तक, प्रायः वाहन से, ले जाना।
- Trucks transport vegetables to the city.
¶Idioms 3
carry a torch for sb
to be in love with sb, especially sb who does not love you
किसी से (एकतरफ़ा) प्रेम करना
- He has been carrying a torch for her since college.
- She still carries a torch for her old classmate.
carry all before you
to be completely successful
हर जगह सफल होना, सबको पछाड़ देना
- The young team carried all before them this season.
- Radhika carried all before her in the debate competition.
carry/take sth too far
to continue doing sth beyond reasonable limits
किसी बात को हद से ज़्यादा खींचना
- It's fine to save money, but don't carry it too far.
- The joke was funny at first, but he carried it too far.
→Phrasal verbs 8
carry on (with sth/doing sth)
to continue doing something
(कोई काम) जारी रखना
- Carry on with your work.
carry sth out
to do and complete a task, an order or a plan
(कार्य, आदेश, योजना को) पूरा करना, अमल में लाना
- The survey was carried out in ten states.
be/get carried away
to become so excited that you lose control of your feelings
भावनाओं में बह जाना
- Don't get carried away by one good score.
carry sth off
to succeed in doing something difficult; to win a prize
(कठिन काम) बख़ूबी कर लेना; (पुरस्कार) जीत लेना
- She carried off the first prize in the debate.
carry sth through
to complete something successfully
(किसी काम को) पूरा करना, अंजाम तक पहुँचाना
- The government is determined to carry through its reforms.
carry sth over
to delay something until a later time; to move something to the next stage
आगे के लिए टालना; अगली अवधि में ले जाना
- You can carry over five days of unused leave to next year.
carry sth forward
to move a total from one page or account to the next
(हिसाब में रक़म) आगे ले जाना
- The balance was carried forward to the next page.
carry away
to become so excited or emotional that you lose control of what you are doing or saying; to take somebody or something away from a place, often by force
बहक जाना, भावनाओं में बह जाना, आपा खो देना; बहा ले जाना, उठा ले जाना
- Don't get carried away and spend all your money at the fair.
- The crowd got carried away and rushed onto the field.
- The bridge was carried away by the flood.