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Carried away definition: . See examples of CARRIED AWAY used in a sentence.
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. : carry off sense 1. Synonyms. enrapture. enthrall. entrance. rapture. ravish. transport. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of carry away in a Sentence. the beauty of the music carried him away.
carry away in British English. verb (tr, adverb) 1. to remove forcefully. 2. (usually passive) to cause (a person) to lose self-control. 3. (usually passive) to delight or enrapture. he was carried away by the music.
The meaning of BE/GET CARRIED AWAY is to be so excited that one is no longer in control of one's behavior. How to use be/get carried away in a sentence.
to move something or someone away from a particular place: Trash left on the beach during the day is carried away at night by the tide. The eggs roll out of the cages onto a conveyor belt that carries them away.
To become excessive in one's enthusiasm, excitement, zeal, etc. Sorry, I was a little carried away there—I just love talking about my favorite artists! Wow, it seems our interior designer was a little carried away with decorative antlers when she worked on this part of the house. A: "Mom, don't cry, this is good news!"
to become so excited about something that you do not control what you say or do: There's far too much food - I'm afraid I got a little carried away. The manager warned his young players not to get carried away by the emotion of the occasion. Apologies - I just got carried away by the excitement of the game.
