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carry

ˈkæri

Why a shop carries shoes it never picks up

The picture A load rests on you and stays there while you keep moving. Lift is one raise off the ground; carry is holding it up the whole way.

Core verbs

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  1. you bear the load and move it

    Can you carry this box for me?

    kən juː ˈkæri ðɪs bɑːks fɔːr miː

    Could you take this box for me?

    The box is held against your chest the whole way across the room.

  2. you bear it everywhere, always

    I always carry a spare key.

    aɪ ˈɔːlweɪz ˈkæri ə sper kiː

    I keep a spare key on me at all times.

    A spare key sits in your pocket and goes everywhere with you all day.

  3. the shop bears that stock

    Do you carry size ten shoes?

    duː juː ˈkæri saɪz ten ʃuːz

    Do you have these in a size ten?

    The shop's shelves are holding that size, week in and week out.

    The shop is pictured as always holding that item.

  4. you keep bearing the task

    Please carry on without me.

    pliːz ˈkæri ɑːn wɪˈðaʊt miː

    Go ahead and continue without me.

    You step out and the work stays up on someone else's shoulders, still moving forward.

  5. the pipe bears the water along

    This pipe carries water to the tank.

    ðɪs paɪp ˈkæriz ˈwɔːtər tuː ðə tæŋk

    This pipe takes water to the tank.

    The pipe holds water inside it all the way to the tank.

All of it in one picture

Carry is a shoulder that keeps the load on. Keep a box on you and it is moving it; keep a key on you all day and it is having it with you; let shelves keep a size in stock and the shop carries it; keep the task up as you leave and the others carry on; let a pipe keep water moving and it carries it to the tank. Never one lift — always the whole way.

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