convey

American  

[kuhn-vey] / kənˈveɪ /

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.

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convey British  

/ 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

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Related Words

See carry.

Other Word Forms

• conveyable adjective
• preconvey verb (used with object)

Etymology

Origin of convey

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. )

Example Sentences

But her voice—slightly nasal, with conversational phrasing and clipped inflections informed by hip-hop—is instantly identifiable, and conveys intelligence and intimacy while sounding perfectly natural in glittery electronic productions.

From The Wall Street Journal

While Davies speaks some French, he found it difficult conveying just how much pain he was in, and he spent eight days in hospital undergoing tests.

From BBC

Scene by scene, Ms. Alexander deftly conveys the mounting burden of Carol’s exhaustion and fathomless sadness in the face of this.

From The Wall Street Journal

Singing in a delicate falsetto, his voice conveys some of the frailty of age, lending the song a powerful emotional punch.

From BBC

The exact contents of the US plan, conveyed to Iran via Pakistan according to Pakistani officials, are not officially known.

From Barron's

Related Words

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