conveyverb [ T ]
uk/kənˈveɪ/us/kənˈveɪ/formalconvey verb [ T ] (COMMUNICATE)
C1 to express a thought, feeling, or idea so that it is understood by other people:
His poetry conveys a great sense of religious devotion.
Please convey our condolences to the family.
[ + question word ] I tried to convey in my speech how grateful we all were for his help.
You don't want to convey the impression that we're not interested.
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- Few journalists have managed to convey the full horror of the situation.
- What the book does convey very successfully is the horror of war.
- No report can convey the unspeakable suffering that this war has caused.
- Words alone cannot convey the untold misery endured by people in these refugee camps.
- With a single wag of her finger she managed to convey her total disapproval.
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Defining & explaining
- (do you) see what I mean? idiom
- account (to sb) for sth
- accountable
- cast
- clarify
- demystify
- descriptive
- every picture tells a story idiom
- evocative
- evoke
- explicable
- explicate
- fill
- get sth across
- justify
- mean
- scene
- schematic
- that is to say ... idiom
- unfold
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convey verb [ T ] (TAKE)
to take or carry someone or something to a particular place:
The goods are usually conveyed by rail.
Could you convey a message to Mr Merrick for me, please?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Transferring and transporting objects
- bearer
- borne
- bring
- budge
- bus
- call for sb
- drop
- ferry
- freight
- put sb down somewhere
- road haulage
- route
- shuffle
- spirit
- tear 1
- tear sb away
- tote
- transfer
- transport
- transportation
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