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convey

(kənveɪ)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense conveys, present participle conveying, past tense, past participle conveyed
1. verb
To convey information or feelings means to cause them to be known or understood by someone.
When I returned home, I tried to convey the wonder of this machine to my partner. [VERB noun]
In every one of her pictures she conveys a sense of immediacy. [VERB noun]
He also conveyed his views and the views of the bureaucracy. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: communicate, impart, reveal, relate More Synonyms of convey
2. verb
To convey someone or something to a place means to carry or transport them there.
[formal]
The railway company extended a branch line to Brightlingsea to convey fish directto Billingsgate. [VERB noun]
More Synonyms of convey

convey in British English

(kənˈveɪ)
verb (transitive)
1. 
to take, carry, or transport from one place to another
2. 
to communicate (a message, information, etc)
3. 
(of a channel, path, etc) to conduct, transmit, or transfer
4.  law
to transmit or transfer (the title to property)
5.  archaic
to steal
Derived forms
conveyable (conˈveyable)
adjective
Word origin
C13: from Old French conveier, from Medieval Latin conviāre to escort, from Latin com- with + via way

convey in American English

(kənˈveɪ)
verb transitive
1. 
to take from one place to another; transport; carry
a chimney conveys smoke to the outside
2. 
to serve as a channel or medium for; transmit
3. 
to make known; communicate in words, actions, appearance, etc.
4. 
to transfer, as property or title to property, from one person to another
5.  Obsolete
a. 
to take away secretly
b. 
to steal
SIMILAR WORDS:  ˈcarry
Derived forms
conveyable (conˈveyable)
adjective
Word origin
ME conveien < Anglo-Fr conveier (OFr convoier), to escort, convoy < VL *conviare, to accompany on the way < L com-, together + via, way: see via

Examples of 'convey' in a sentence
convey

Is it effective in conveying the information in this piece?
Goshgarian, Gary Exploring language (6th edn) (1995)
This is also the message conveyed by recent statistics.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Then you have to convey a sense of confidence.
The Sun (2008)
What is the first message this line conveys to you?
Goshgarian, Gary Exploring language (6th edn) (1995)
Good defence is all about conveying information that will be more useful to partner than declarer.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
They also manage to convey a variety of different meanings with their simple sentences.
Bee, Helen The Developing Child (7th edn.) (1995)
Racing may sometimes wish to convey a sense of nation against nation.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The message is conveyed at the cost of artistic content.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
And a computer monitor cannot convey the sense of size of the original.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
And it should be possible to think of many ways to convey a message without constant profanity.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Each image has a specific meaning and conveys crucial information about the life and deeds of the bearer.
The Times Literary Supplement (2011)
The major sense that she conveys is one of "things going well and in the right direction".
Carpenter, Anne & Johnson, Geoffrey Why am I Afraid to Grieve (1994)
Under such circumstances a military operation intended to convey a message to one audience may mean something quite different to another.
The Times Literary Supplement (2013)
The picture also conveys an amusing sense of the animal's personality.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
You learn ways of conveying the information you can't show.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
No such luxury exists on film, where information is best conveyed visually or not at all.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The remaining notes either amplify particular profit and loss and balance sheet lines, or convey general additional data.
Harrison, John Finance for the Non-Financial Manager (1989)
Certainly your letter conveys a sense of claustrophobia and of feeling constrained, particularly by the limited sporting opportunities.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
They convey the awful immediacy and sheer terror of modern combat, with its fearsome gizmos and consequently fearful casualties.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The result is a page historic for what it conveys, but also as a case study in reporting under pressure.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The presenter can also convey subjective feelings that cannot be seen or heard - the cold, fear and so on.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)

In other languages
convey

British English: convey VERB
To convey information or feelings means to cause them to be known or understood by someone.
When I returned home, I tried to convey the wonder of this machine to my husband.
  • American English: convey
  • Brazilian Portuguese: expressar
  • Chinese: 传达
  • European Spanish: transmitir
  • French: communiquer
  • German: vermitteln
  • Italian: comunicare
  • Japanese: 伝える
  • Korean: 전하다
  • European Portuguese: transmitir
  • Latin American Spanish: transmitir

Chinese translation of 'convey'

convey

(kənˈveɪ) (frm)

vt

  1. to convey sth (to sb) [information, idea, thanks] (向某人)传(傳)达(達)某事 ((xiàng mǒurén) chuándá mǒushì)
  2. to convey sb/sth to sth [cargo, traveller] 将(將)某人/某物运(運)送至某处(處) (jiāng mǒurén/mǒuwù yùnsòng zhì mǒuchù)
1 (verb) 
Definition
to communicate (information)
I tried to convey the wonder of the experience to my husband.
Synonyms
communicate
The result will be communicated to parents.
impart
the ability to impart knowledge and command respect
reveal
She has refused to reveal her daughter's whereabouts.
relate
He was relating a story he had once heard.
disclose
Neither side would disclose details of the transaction.
make known
tell
The facts tell a very different story.
2 (verb) 
Definition
to carry or transport from one place to another
They borrowed our boats to convey themselves across the river.
Synonyms
carry
He carried the plate through to the dining room.
transport
There's no petrol so it's difficult to transport goods.
move
She moved the sheaf of papers into position.
bring
My father brought home a book for me.
support
the thick wooden posts that supported the ceiling
bear
a surveyor and his assistant bearing a torch
conduct
Water conducts heat faster than air.
transmit
mosquitoes that transmit disease to humans
fetch
She fetched a towel from the bathroom.
3 (verb) 
Conveying a property from one owner to another calls for meticulous attention to detail.
Synonyms
transfer
Certain kinds of property are transferred automatically.
grant
deliver
The pizza will be delivered in 20 minutes.
lease
demise
premises demised by the landlord
devolve
the need to decentralize and devolve power to regional governments
cede
The General had promised to cede power by January.
bequeath
He bequeathed all his silver to his children.
will
She had willed all her money to her brother, Frank.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bear
Definition
to bring
a surveyor and his assistant bearing a torch
Synonyms
carry,
take,
move,
bring,
lift,
transfer,
conduct,
transport,
haul,
transmit,
convey,
relay,
tote (informal),
hump (British, slang),
lug
in the sense of bequeath
Definition
to dispose of (property) as in a will
He bequeathed all his silver to his children.
Synonyms
leave,
will,
give,
grant,
commit,
transmit,
hand down,
endow,
bestow,
entrust,
leave to by will
in the sense of bring
Definition
to carry, convey, or take (something or someone) to a designated place or person
My father brought home a book for me.
Synonyms
fetch,
take,
carry,
bear,
transfer,
deliver,
transport,
import,
convey

Synonyms of 'convey'

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