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carry away

car·ry a·way
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kar-ee uh-wey]
    • /ˈkær i əˈweɪ/
    • /ˈkæri əˈweɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kar-ee uh-wey]
    • /ˈkær i əˈweɪ/

Definitions of carry away words

  • verb carry away to remove forcefully 3
  • verb carry away to cause (a person) to lose self-control 3
  • verb carry away to delight or enrapture 3
  • verb with object carry away 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 away to wear, hold, or have around one: He carries his knife in his pocket. He carries a cane. 1
  • verb with object carry away to contain or be capable of containing; hold: The suitcase will carry enough clothes for a week. 1

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Origin of carry away

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 away

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

carry away 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".

carry away usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for carry away

verb carry away

  • send — to cause, permit, or enable to go: to send a messenger; They sent their son to college.
  • remove — to move from a place or position; take away or off: to remove the napkins from the table.
  • unlade — to take the lading, load, or cargo from; unload.
  • unpack — to undo or remove the contents from (a box, trunk, etc.).
  • unburden — to free from a burden.

Antonyms for carry away

verb carry away

  • detain — When people such as the police detain someone, they keep them in a place under their control.
  • imprison — to confine in or as if in a prison.
  • hire — to engage the services of (a person or persons) for wages or other payment: to hire a clerk.
  • dam — A dam is a wall that is built across a river in order to stop the water flowing and to make a lake.
  • owe — to be under obligation to pay or repay: to owe money to the bank; to owe the bank interest on a mortgage.

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