Phrase guide

carried away

adj · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Made excessively emotional or excited, so that one goes too far.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • I only meant to buy one new dress, but I got carried away and ended up with five.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

past participle of carry away

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: viedä liian pitkälle — excessively emotional
  • Finnish: mennä liian pitkälle — excessively emotional
  • French: emballé — excessively emotional
  • Hungarian: elragadtatja magát — excessively emotional
  • Hungarian: elszalad vele a ló — excessively emotional
  • Polish: niepanujący nad emocjami — excessively emotional
  • Portuguese: empolgado — excessively emotional
  • Spanish: embalado — excessively emotional
  • Spanish: enajenado — excessively emotional
  • Spanish: extasiado — excessively emotional
  • Spanish: entusiasmado — excessively emotional
  • Spanish: distraído — excessively emotional