convey

[ kuhn-vey ]

verb (used with object)

1. to carry, bring, or take from one place to another; transport; bear.

   Synonyms: move

2. to communicate; impart; make known:

   to convey a wish.

3. to lead or conduct, as a channel or medium; transmit
4. Law. to transfer; pass the title to.
5. Archaic. steal; purloin.
6. Obsolete. to take away secretly.

convey

/ kənˈveɪ /

verb

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

• conˈveyable, adjective

Other Words From

• con·vey·a·ble adjective
• pre·con·vey verb (used with object)

Word History and Origins

Origin of convey¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English conveyen, from Anglo-French conveier, from unattested Vulgar Latin conviāre, equivalent to con- “with, together, completely” + -viāre, derivative of via “way”; con- ( def ), via ( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of convey¹

C13: from Old French conveier, from Medieval Latin conviāre to escort, from Latin com- with + via way

Synonym Study

See carry.

Example Sentences

I’m also coming back to that idea that the questions that we ask convey information.

From Freakonomics

Payne points out that while Nextdoor can give users some local information, it can create a warped sense of local reality, and there’s no guarantee it’s accurately conveying the severity of the pandemic in local communities.

From Vox

Cooking has always been how I convey what I can’t quite put into words.

From Eater

By familiarizing yourself with their daily routines, interests, and the common areas of need that are sure to come up, it becomes much easier to find a gift that conveys how much you care about your special someone and their experiences.

From Popular-Science

We correctly conveyed that the storm would not have a major impact on the area, rating it a Category 1 on our five-point scale.

From Washington Post

Elisabetta Piqué, who knew Bergoglio well as a cardinal, writes in the present tense as if to convey real time passing.

From The Daily Beast

Overall, Paris Magnum reaches both too widely and too thinly in trying to convey a sense of spectrum.

From The Daily Beast

The home was a direct representation of his character, so in place of dialogue, we used props and set design to convey his story.

From The Daily Beast

In the meantime, who better to convey the film's appeal than Pauline Kael, the fabulous longtime New Yorker movie critic.

From The Daily Beast

The group has also used couriers to convey some messages in order to avoid digital communications altogether.

From The Daily Beast

The carriage, waiting to convey them away, was already at the door, the impatient horses pawing the ground.

From Project Gutenberg

In writing K. I try to convey the truth in terms which will neither give him needless anxiety or undue confidence.

From Project Gutenberg

Another act of bankruptcy is to convey, transfer, conceal or remove property with the intention to defraud creditors.

From Project Gutenberg

As there is no air surrounding the bell there is nothing to convey its vibrations to the ear.

From Project Gutenberg

In this she differed from others of her sect, who strove to convey the idea of humility both outwardly and inwardly.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• communicate
• disclose
• impart
• pass on
• reveal
• send
• tell
• transmit