carry

En français : porter, retenir

1. To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting. (transitive)
2. To notionally transfer from one place (such as a country, book, or column) to another. (transitive) · to carry the war from Greece into Asia· to carry an account to the ledger
3. To convey by extension or continuance; to extend. (transitive) · The builders are going to carry the chimney through the roof.· They would have carried the road ten miles further, but ran out of materials.
4. To lead or guide. (transitive)
5. To stock or supply (something); to have in store. (transitive) · The corner drugstore doesn’t carry his favorite brand of aspirin.
6. To adopt (something); take (something) over. (transitive) · I think I can carry Smith’s work while she is out.
7. To adopt or resolve on, especially in a deliberative assembly (transitive) · The court carries that motion.
8. In an addition, to transfer the quantity in excess of what is countable in the units in a column to the column immediately to the left in order to be added there. (transitive) · Five and nine are fourteen; carry the one to the tens place.

He/she/it carries · Prétérit carried · Participe passé carried · Forme en -ing carrying