conveyed

[kuhn-veyd]

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.

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• quasi-conveyed adjective
• well-conveyed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of conveyed¹

convey ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

She believed the best novels entertained with “wit and humour” and conveyed “knowledge of human nature.”

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Her work often conveyed her painful relationship with her body, disabled through polio in her childhood and serious injuries following a bus accident.

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He could hardly speak, but somehow he conveyed he had found not sponges but the remains of a large ship.

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He also conveyed his "great respect for the achievement of having been able to organize such an important international conference in Belem."

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The pilot didn’t explain but conveyed a quick “sorry.”

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