carryout

1 of 2

noun

car·​ry·​out ˈker-ē-ˌau̇t 

ˈka-rē-

: takeout sense 1

carryout adjective

carry out

2 of 2

verb

carried out; carrying out; carries out

transitive verb

1

: to bring to a successful issue : complete, accomplish

carried out the assignment

2

: to put into execution

carry out a plan

3

: to continue to an end or stopping point

Synonyms

Verb

• accomplish
• achieve
• bring off
• carry off
• commit
• compass
• do
• execute
• follow through (with)
• fulfill
• fulfil
• make
• negotiate
• perform
• perpetrate
• prosecute
• pull off
• put through

Examples of carryout in a Sentence

Noun

She works in a Chinese carryout.

Verb

carried out the task efficiently and cheerfully

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Good to know: This location is larger with 60 seats and a carryout window (online ordering for weekdays only, coming soon). —Anna Spiegel, Axios, 9 July 2024

The offer is valid for all dine-in, carryout and online orders and while supplies last. —Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 21 June 2024

Verb

The President would have to deputize federal troops to carry out the job, because there wouldn’t be enough agents at the Department of Homeland Security to do it. —Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024

In the wake of the shooting that killed one spectator, investigators were hunting for any clues about what may have drove Thomas Matthew Crooks, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, to carry out the shocking attack. —Michael Biesecker, Fortune, 15 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1940, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1608, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

carry out

verb

: to put into action or effect

carry out a plan