ferry



ferry someone around

to transport people here and there in small groups. I really don't want to spend all my days ferrying children around. Why am I ferrying around a bunch of kids all day?
See also: around, ferry

ferry someone or something across something

 and ferry someone or something across
to transport someone or something across a river on a ferryboat. Can we get someone to ferry us across the lake to the island? After they ferried across all the cars, they closed the ferryboat down for the night.
See also: across, ferry

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Yachna-Hebrew
Jordaanyawr-DAH:NDutch
Gabrielagahp-RYE-lah (Polish), gah-BRYE-lah (Spanish), gahp-ree-E-lah (German)Portuguese, Polish, Romanian, Spanish, German, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Bulgarian
Mike[maik]
Stoddard['stɔdəd]
Bach[bah]