carry up
B1 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
To pick something up and take it to a higher place, like upstairs.
Literal meaning: To carry something in an upward direction.
Meanings
1 A2 neutral
To transport something to a higher level or floor by carrying it.
"Could you carry the boxes up to the third floor for me?"
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
The most common and literal meaning is physical transport upward. Less idiomatic than many phrasal verbs; its meaning is largely transparent. Less common than 'take up' or 'bring up' in this sense.
Commonly used with
bags luggage boxes shopping supplies furniture
Forms
Base
carry up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
carries up
he/she/it
Past simple
carried up
yesterday
Past participle
carried up
have + pp
-ing form
carrying up
continuous
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