carry away

verb

carried away; carrying away; carries away

transitive verb

1
: to arouse to a high and often excessive degree of emotion or enthusiasm
The girl was carried away by her pity.Winston Churchill
2

Examples of carry away in a Sentence

the beauty of the music carried him away
Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Powerful streams of water from a veritable traffic jam of firetrucks were snatched by the wind and carried away as mist. Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025 Without getting too carried away after one game, the Czech Republic Under-21 international is a significant upgrade on both Fraser Forster and Brandon Austin. Jay Harris, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025 Are you usually grounded in the present or carried away by stressful thoughts? Mark Travers, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025 Like Platero, hundreds of residents were outside their homes on Thursday cleaning their entrances, looking for belongings that the flood water may have carried away, or taking out furniture and appliances that have become unusable. Sophie Tanno, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for carry away 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of carry away was circa 1829

Dictionary Entries Near carry away

Cite this Entry

“Carry away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carry%20away. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

carry away

verb
: to arouse strong feelings or enthusiasm in

More from Merriam-Webster on carry away

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!