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

Pad see ew huffed with smokiness, the wok hei seared so deeply into the wide noodles that its potency could withstand even the indignities of carryout containers. —Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024

For carryout and delivery, customers have up to three weeks to return the containers to restaurants for cleaning and reuse. —Anna Spiegel, Axios, 13 Aug. 2024

Verb

The local Department of Cultural Affairs has decided to suspend visits until restructuring work can be carried out. —Alison Blanc, Architectural Digest, 18 Aug. 2024

Last August, Air Koryo carried out its first commercial flight in three years between Beijing and Pyongyang. —Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 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