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- [kar-ee out]
- /ˈkær i aʊt/
- /ˈkæri ˈaʊt/
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- [kar-ee out]
- /ˈkær i aʊt/
Definitions of carry out words
- phrasal verb carry out If you carry out a threat, task, or instruction, you do it or act according to it. 3
- verb carry out to perform or cause to be implemented 3
- verb carry out to bring to completion; accomplish 3
- noun carry out alcohol bought at a pub or off-licence for consumption elsewhere 3
- noun carry out hot cooked food bought at a shop or restaurant for consumption elsewhere 3
- noun carry out a shop or restaurant that sells such food 3
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Origin of carry out
First appearance:
before 1965 One of the 2% newest English words
1965-70, Americanism; adj. use of verb phrase carry out
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Parts of speech for Carry out
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
carry out popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
carry out usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for carry out
verb carry out
- accomplish — If you accomplish something, you succeed in doing it.
- finalize — to put into final form; complete all the details of.
- perform — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
- implement — any article used in some activity, especially an instrument, tool, or utensil: agricultural implements.
- realize — to grasp or understand clearly.
Antonyms for carry out
verb carry out
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- abandon — If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
- fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- miss — to fail to hit or strike: to miss a target.
- neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
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