carry a tune

car·ry a tune

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kar-ee ey toon, tyoon]
- /ˈkær i eɪ tun, tyun/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kar-ee ey toon, tyoon]
- /ˈkær i eɪ tun, tyun/

Definitions of carry a tune words

noun carry a tune to be able to sing in tune 3
verb with object carry a tune to take or support from one place to another; convey; transport: He carried her for a mile in his arms. This elevator cannot carry more than ten people. 1
verb with object carry a tune to wear, hold, or have around one: He carries his knife in his pocket. He carries a cane. 1
verb with object carry a tune to contain or be capable of containing; hold: The suitcase will carry enough clothes for a week. 1
verb with object carry a tune to serve as an agency or medium for the transmission of: The wind carried the sound. He carried the message to me. 1
verb with object carry a tune to be the means of conveying or transporting (something or someone): The wind carried the balloon out of sight. 1

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Origin of carry a tune

First appearance:

before 1275

One of the 13% oldest English words

1275-1325; Middle English carien < Anglo-French carier < Late Latin carricāre, apparently variant of *carrūcāre, derivative of Latin carrūca traveling carriage < Celtic; see car1

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Parts of speech for Carry a tune

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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carry a tune popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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