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 ( def ).

Other Words From

• qua·si-con·veyed adjective
• well-con·veyed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of conveyed¹

convey ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

Only 16 percent of the students said they would definitely not “address, confront, or otherwise convey disappointment” to the person who did not vote.

From Vox

Agencies also need to broadcast the availability of multichannel options to citizens directly in order to convey value and drive broader community awareness of their existence.

From Fortune

If you’re trying to convey emotions, the way you use these tools will depend on what you want your audience to feel.

From Popular-Science

People’s brains are exquisitely tuned into faces, and the wealth of information that expressions can convey.

From Science News

Early proof-of-concept studies provide convincing evidence that tattoos can be engineered, not only to change color, but to sense and convey biomedical information, including the onset of cancer.

From No Straight News

Finally, he landed a meeting with Jolie and conveyed his respect for “The Greatest Generation.”

From The Daily Beast

By using some sort of filter—like, perhaps, a universally understood saying—the trait is more easily conveyed.

From The Daily Beast

Her speech was powerful—and it also conveyed the attitude that abortion wasn't a real choice for her.

From The Daily Beast

Information is conveyed as still-lifes and montages, plaques, and videos.

From The Daily Beast

So, I conveyed this to Tom and we invited Tom over to our house for dinner and said, “Brace yourself.”

From The Daily Beast

The treasure taken on board these vessels was afterwards conveyed to the bank of England in 20 wagons.

From Project Gutenberg

To get rid of our lamentations, the captain launched out in praises of the charming little town, and had us conveyed to land.

From Project Gutenberg

Casey was arrested and conveyed to jail under great popular excitement.

From Project Gutenberg

There is no part of these castings but may be easily conveyed in a common butt or cart.

From Project Gutenberg

The letter, fantastically expressed as it was, conveyed the true condition of the hour.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• fulfilled
• managed
• negotiated
• regulated