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carry through

car·ry through
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kar-ee throo]
    • /ˈkær i θru/
    • /ˈkæri θruː/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kar-ee throo]
    • /ˈkær i θru/

Definitions of carry through words

  • phrasal verb carry through If you carry something through, you do it or complete it, often in spite of difficulties. 3
  • verb carry through to bring to completion 3
  • verb carry through to enable to endure (hardship, trouble, etc); support 3
  • noun carry through to get done; accomplish 3
  • noun carry through to keep (a person) going; sustain 3
  • verb with object carry through 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

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Origin of carry through

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 through

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

carry through 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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Synonyms for carry through

verb carry through

  • conclude — If you conclude that something is true, you decide that it is true using the facts you know as a basis.
  • bring about — To bring something about means to cause it to happen.
  • win — to finish first in a race, contest, or the like.
  • manage — to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship: She managed to see the governor. How does she manage it on such a small income?
  • obtain — to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request: to obtain permission; to obtain a better income.

Antonyms for carry through

verb carry through

  • commence — When something commences or you commence it, it begins.
  • unsettle — to alter from a settled state; cause to be no longer firmly fixed or established; render unstable; disturb: Violence unsettled the government.
  • forfeit — a fine; penalty.
  • destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
  • ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.

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