phrasal verb🧩 phrasal verb

carry out

to perform a task

What it means

To perform, complete, or do a task, plan, or order. It is often used about official duties, experiments, instructions, or research.

Examples

  • The team will carry out safety checks every morning.
  • Scientists carried out the experiment under strict conditions.
  • He always carries out his promises, no matter how small.
  • We're carrying out a survey to understand customer needs better.

Where it comes from

Separable, though usually kept together with longer noun phrases. More formal than 'do' and very common in academic, scientific, and bureaucratic English.

Related phrasal verbs

#work on#set up#lay out#take up

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