carried out; carrying out; carries out
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
Examples of carryout in a Sentence
Noun
She works in a Chinese carryout.
Verb
carried out the task efficiently and cheerfully
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Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 22 May 2025
The way to handle this would be to invite her over to your place for dinner, agree to have your meals at a restaurant or bring carryout to her place.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2025
Arkansas Online, 31 May 2025
That's why the spectacular cruelty with which the cuts were carried out tanked Musk's personal brand and triggered Trump's inexorable decline in approval.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
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Noun
Participating businesses will need to apply for a state carryout liquor permit, and signage and safety plans will be required before launch, Escudero says.
—Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 22 May 2025
The way to handle this would be to invite her over to your place for dinner, agree to have your meals at a restaurant or bring carryout to her place.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2025
Verb
It was carried out last weekend and freed 1,000 captives on each side.
—Arkansas Online, 31 May 2025
That's why the spectacular cruelty with which the cuts were carried out tanked Musk's personal brand and triggered Trump's inexorable decline in approval.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
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“Carryout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carryout. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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