to do a particular piece of work, research etc
to do something that you have said you will do or that you have been told to do
An investigation is being carried out by the prison governor.
But of course she would take a message, and he could rely on someone from the Agence to carry out his wishes.
I expect my instructions to be carried out to the letter.
It would give her an almost sexual satisfaction to carry out the instruction.
Only Sethos could be so bold; only he could carry out such a daring plot.
The building work was carried out by a local contractor.
Then what happened after that was... we got a carry-out and came here.
When he passed the Chinese carry-out he stopped and looked in through the plate-glass window, disapproving sternly.
You were the one who said we were dealing with fanatics who would stop at nothing to carry out their plans.
carries out
carrying out
carried out
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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