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Meaning of 'convey' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Convey [ v. i.]
- To play the thief; to steal.
2 . Convey [ v. t.]
- To carry from one place to another; to bear or transport.
- To cause to pass from one place or person to another; to serve as a medium in carrying (anything) from one place or person to another; to transmit; as, air conveys sound; words convey ideas.
- To transfer or deliver to another; to make over, as property; more strictly (Law), to transfer (real estate) or pass (a title to real estate) by a sealed writing.
- To impart or communicate; as, to convey an impression; to convey information.
- To manage with privacy; to carry out.
- To carry or take away secretly; to steal; to thieve.
- To accompany; to convoy.

Meaning of 'convey' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . convey [ v]
Meaning (1):
- take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
Example in sentence:
  • Bring me the box from the other room;
  • Take these letters to the boss;
  • This brings me to the main point
Meaning (2):
- transfer to another
Example in sentence:
  • communicate a disease
Meaning (3):
- go or come after and bring or take back
Example in sentence:
  • Could you bring the wine?;
  • Get me those books over there, please;
  • The dog fetched the hat
Meaning (4):
- serve as a means for expressing something
Example in sentence:
  • His voice carried a lot of anger;
  • The painting of Mary carries motherly love
Meaning (5):
- transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
Example in sentence:
  • Many metals conduct heat;
  • Sound carries well over water;
  • The airwaves carry the sound
Meaning (6):
- (of information) make known; pass on
Example in sentence:
  • She conveyed the message to me

Nearby Words:

con con- conacre conarium conation conative conatus concamerate concameration concatenate

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