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carry off

car·ry off
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kar-ee awf, of]
    • /ˈkær i ɔf, ɒf/
    • /ˈkæri ɒf/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kar-ee awf, of]
    • /ˈkær i ɔf, ɒf/

Definitions of carry off words

  • phrasal verb carry off If you carry something off, you do it successfully. 3
  • phrasal verb carry off If you carry off a prize or a trophy, you win it. 3
  • verb carry off to remove forcefully 3
  • verb carry off to win 3
  • verb carry off to manage or handle (a situation) successfully 3
  • verb carry off to cause to die 3

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Origin of carry off

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 off

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

carry off 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 off usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for carry off

verb carry off

  • snatch — to make a sudden effort to seize something, as with the hand; grab (usually followed by at).
  • kidnap — to steal, carry off, or abduct by force or fraud, especially for use as a hostage or to extract ransom.
  • seize — to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp: to seize a weapon.
  • grab — to seize suddenly or quickly; snatch; clutch: He grabbed me by the collar.
  • shanghai — to enroll or obtain (a sailor) for the crew of a ship by unscrupulous means, as by force or the use of liquor or drugs.

Antonyms for carry off

verb carry off

  • release — to lease again.
  • give — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
  • give up — the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
  • let go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
  • fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.

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