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How to spell carried

Carried is spelled C-A-R-R-I-E-D. The part people get wrong: double R.

hear itcar·ried/'kærid/verbRules and real life

What it means: To move something from one place to another.

In a sentence: The bird carried a small twig to build its nest.

The part people get wrong

Watch for double r, and the order of ie.

Same family: carrying, carrier, carry, carriage. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Carried comes from the verb carry, which likely comes from Old Northern French 'carier', meaning to transport in a vehicle. It is related to the word 'car', which originally meant a kind of wagon or cart.

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