carry out
To do something that was planned or instructed, from start to finish.
Meanings
To perform or complete a task, duty, or assignment as required.
"The soldiers carried out their orders without question."
To conduct an investigation, experiment, or piece of research.
"Scientists carried out a series of tests to determine the cause of the outbreak."
To put a plan, idea, or threat into action.
"He threatened to resign, but nobody believed he would actually carry it out."
One of the most common phrasal verbs in academic and formal writing. Used in scientific, military, legal, and everyday contexts. The object typically refers to a plan, task, experiment, instruction, or threat.
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