Definition, synonyms and related words
simple past tense and past participle of carry
"She carried the heavy box up the stairs without any help."
In plain English: To carry means to hold something in your hands and move it from one place to another.
"She carried her shopping bags to the car."
Usage: Use "carried" to describe an action that happened in the past or to form the passive voice, such as saying she carried the groceries upstairs yesterday or the box was carried by the movers. Avoid using it for present or future actions where you must use the base form "carry" instead.
Carried is the past tense of carry, derived from Old French carrier (to pack in boxes) or Latin currere (to run). Its original meaning relates to transporting something by moving it from one place to another.