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Convey has 8 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

(of information) make known; pass on

"She conveyed the message to me"

2

serve as a means for expressing something

"The painting of Mary carries motherly love"

"His voice carried a lot of anger"

3

transfer to another

"communicate a disease"

4

transmit a title or property

"The lawyer will convey the house to you once all the paperwork is signed and recorded."

5

transmit or serve as the medium for transmission

"Sound carries well over water"

"The airwaves carry the sound"

"Many metals conduct heat"

6

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

"Bring me the box from the other room"

"Take these letters to the boss"

"This brings me to the main point"

7

go or come after and bring or take back

"Get me those books over there, please"

"Could you bring the wine?"

"The dog fetched the hat"

8

To move (something) from one place to another.

"The truck will convey the furniture from the warehouse to your new home tomorrow."

In plain English: To convey means to successfully pass information, feelings, or something physical from one person or place to another.

"The truck was hired to convey goods from the factory to the store."

Usage: Use convey when transporting physical objects or abstract ideas like feelings and messages, rather than just moving people directly. It is often confused with transport, but emphasize the act of carrying something specific instead of general locomotion.

Example Sentences
"The truck was hired to convey goods from the factory to the store." verb
"The letter conveyed his deepest regrets to her family." verb
"Can you help me convey this message to the manager?" verb
"A warm smile can often convey more than words ever could." verb
Related Terms
Antonyms
bear off
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
impart communicate transfer bring transport transmit
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
thank hint say look flash breathe express mean quantify communicate wash up pipe in bring in retransmit fetch transit ferry return tube whisk impart land retrieve deliver

Origin

The word convey comes from the Old French verb for "to escort," which itself derived from a Late Latin term meaning "road" or "path." It entered Middle English with this sense of guiding someone along a way, eventually broadening to mean transporting goods or information as well.

Rhyming Words
vey evey dovey juvey lovey covey alvey jivey divey mcvey wavey davey harvey oy vey survey purvey curvey jarvey garvey peavey
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