phrasal verb · academic
carry into
UK/ˈkæri ˈɪntə/US/ˈkæri ˈɪntu/CAR·ry IN·to
to transfer or apply something from one context or stage into another (e.g. translate findings into policy)
Examples
“The researchers hope to carry their results into practical policies.”
“It is important to carry scientific evidence into law-making.”
“Teachers tried to carry theoretical concepts into classroom activities.”
Band 8 sentence
“A major challenge is to carry robust academic evidence into effective government policy.”
Collocations
- carry research findings into policy
- carry ideas into practice
- carry evidence into the courtroom
Word family
Common mistakes
carry the results in policy→carry the results into policy
translate findings to policy→translate findings into policy
Say it for a higher band
5apply to→6translate into→7+carry into
Synonyms
translate into
apply to
Easily confused
translate into
“The study's conclusions were translated into new environmental regulations.”
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