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
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Alfonso points to the driveway and talks about catching Ivan in the car a bunch of times, having gotten carried away playing until the morning. Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2025 As the marsupial is being carried away by a laughing Jones, the native Australian animal is heard screeching for its mother. Skyler Caruso, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025 Tyler Allgeier consistently took carries away from Robinson, though the latter still finished with 214 for 976 yards and four touchdowns. Scott Thompson, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2025 The league’s always been great too about adjusting and adapting when things get too carried away. Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025 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

Cite this Entry

“Carry away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carry%20away. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

carry away

verb
: to arouse strong feelings or enthusiasm in
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