Definition, synonyms and related words
Transportation.
"The porter was carrying the heavy luggage up to our hotel room."
In plain English: Carrying is the act of holding something in your hands or arms while you move around.
"She was surprised by the heavy carrying of her large handbag."
Usage: As a noun, carrying refers to the act or process of transporting people or goods from one place to another. Use this term when describing logistics or the capacity of a vehicle, such as "the ship's carrying capacity" or "public carrying of passengers."
present participle of carry
"She was carrying a heavy backpack up the steep hill while talking on her phone."
In plain English: To carry means to hold something in your hands and move it from one place to another.
"She was carrying a heavy bag through the crowded market."
Usage: Use "carrying" to describe someone or something that is in the process of holding, transporting, or bearing an object while moving. It functions as a continuous action rather than a completed state, distinguishing it from the simple past form "carried."
Derived from Old French cariier via Middle English, this form originates from the Latin verb carrus, meaning cart or wagon. It originally described the act of transporting goods by means of such vehicles before broadening to mean holding or conveying anything in hand.