conveyed

American  

[kuhn-veyd] / kənˈveɪd /

adjective

1. communicated or made known.

   Together, these philanthropists developed a set of ethics, values, and informally conveyed "standard operating procedures" for charitable work.

   Orally conveyed complaints shall not be entertained.

2. Law. transferred or passed from one person to another.

   All transfers of property must be covered by contract, and all contracts must be fulfilled by the actual delivery of the conveyed property.

3. carried, transported, or led from one place to another.

   Air delivery is fastest but also costly, so selection of this option is usually due to the necessity, urgency, and high value of the conveyed cargo.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of convey.

Other Word Forms

• quasi-conveyed adjective
• well-conveyed adjective

Etymology

Origin of conveyed

convey ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Katie said: "There's some real big facts in there that weren't conveyed to students at the time."

From BBC

“Unread,” his brisk, conversational memoir, recounts the loops and switchbacks on his path to literacy, conveyed through discussions of more than a dozen books that shaped his quest.

From The Wall Street Journal

The study does not determine exactly what information these symbols conveyed.

From Science Daily

He found that ratios in the middle of their historical distribution conveyed little information of value to a market timer; only extremely high or extremely low readings were worth following.

From MarketWatch

In response to questions from The Wall Street Journal, a White House official said that “administration officials meet with a number of civil-society groups. No support or commitments were conveyed.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• fulfilled
• managed
• negotiated
• regulated