phrasal verb · informal
carry up
/ˈkæri ʌp/CAR·ry UP
speakingtask1
to move something to a higher place—e.g. up stairs or to an upper floor
Examples
“We carried up the furniture to the second floor.”
“She asked him to carry up the boxes from the van.”
“During the move, I had to carry up dozens of heavy bags.”
Band 8 sentence
“When we relocated last year, we carried up all the heavy furniture ourselves to save money.”
Collocations
- carry up the stairs
- carry up boxes
- carry up to the attic
Word family
carry verbup particle / adverb
Common mistakes
We carry boxes attic→We carried the boxes up to the attic
She took the boxes up the stairs→She carried the boxes up the stairs
Say it for a higher band
5take up→6bring up→7+carry up
Synonyms
take up
bring up
Easily confused
bring up
“Please bring up the boxes when you come in.”
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