Definitions for convey
kənˈveɪcon·vey

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. conveyverb

   make known; pass on, of information

   "She conveyed the message to me"

2. carry, convey, expressverb

   serve as a means for expressing something

   "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot of anger"

3. convey, transmit, communicateverb

   transfer to another

   "communicate a disease"

4. conveyverb

   transmit a title or property

5. impart, conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channelverb

   transmit or serve as the medium for transmission

   "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"

6. bring, convey, takeverb

   take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

   "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"

7. bring, get, convey, fetchverb

   go or come after and bring or take back

   "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. conveyverb

   To transport; to carry; to take from one place to another.

2. conveyverb

   To communicate; to make known; to portray.

3. conveyverb

   To transfer legal rights (to).

   He conveyed ownership of the company to his daughter.

4. Etymology: conveier (confer French convoyer), conviare, from via, "way". Confer "convoy".

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To CONVEYverb

   Etymology: conveho, Latin.

   1. To carry; to transport from one place to another.

   Let letters be given me to the governours beyond the river, that they may convey me over ’till I come into Judea. Neh. ii. 7.

   I will convey them by sea in floats, unto the place thou shalt appoint me. 1 Kings, v. 9.

   2. To hand from one to another.

   A divine natural right could not be conveyed down, without any plain, natural, or divine rule concerning it. John Locke.

   3. To remove secretly.

   There was one conveyed out of my house yesterday in this basket. William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor.

   4. To bring any thing, as an instrument of transmission; to transmit.

   Since there appears not to be any ideas in the mind, before the senses have conveyed any in, I conceive that ideas in the understanding are coeval with sensation. John Locke.

   5. To transfer; to deliver to another.

   Adam’s property or private dominion could not convey any sovereignty or rule to his heir, who, not having a right to inherit all his father’s possessions, could not thereby come to have any sovereignty over his brethren. John Locke.

   6. To impart, by means of something.

   What obscured light the heav’ns did grant,
   Did but convey unto our fearful minds
   A doubtful warrant of immediate death. William Shakespeare, Com. of Err.

   Men fill one another’s heads with noise and sounds, but convey not thereby their thoughts. John Locke.

   That which uses to produce the idea, though conveyed in by the usual organ, not being taken notice of, there follows no sensation. John Locke.

   Some single imperceptible bodies must come from them to the eyes, and thereby convey to the brain some motion which produces those ideas. John Locke.

   They give energy to our expressions, and convey our thoughts in more ardent and intense phrases, than any in our own tongue. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 405.

   7. To impart; to introduce.

   Others convey themselves into the mind by more senses than one. John Locke.

   8. To manage with privacy.

   I will convey the business as I shall find means, and acquaint you withal. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. convey

   To convey means to communicate or make known information, feelings, or thoughts to someone, often through a particular medium or channel. It can also mean to transport or carry something from one place to another.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Conveyverb

   to carry from one place to another; to bear or transport

2. Conveyverb

   to cause to pass from one place or person to another; to serve as a medium in carrying (anything) from one place or person to another; to transmit; as, air conveys sound; words convey ideas

3. Conveyverb

   to transfer or deliver to another; to make over, as property; more strictly (Law), to transfer (real estate) or pass (a title to real estate) by a sealed writing

4. Conveyverb

   to impart or communicate; as, to convey an impression; to convey information

5. Conveyverb

   to manage with privacy; to carry out

6. Conveyverb

   to carry or take away secretly; to steal; to thieve

7. Conveyverb

   to accompany; to convoy

8. Conveyverb

   to play the thief; to steal

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Convey

   kon-vā′, v.t. to carry: to transmit: to impart: to steal: to communicate, as ideas: to make over in law.—adj. Convey′able.—ns. Convey′al; Convey′ance, the means of conveying: a vehicle of any kind: (law) the act of transferring property: the writing which transfers it; Convey′ancer, one whose business is the preparation of deeds for the transference of property; Convey′ancing, the business of a conveyancer; Convey′er. [O. Fr. conveier—L. con, along with, and O. Fr. veie—L. via, a way.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. convey

   To express or communicate information.

   He did convey his mother was so looking forward to their wedding.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 27, 2020  

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CONVEY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Convey is ranked #56972 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Convey surname appeared 358 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Convey.
   
   93.8% or 336 total occurrences were White.
   2.7% or 10 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.7% or 10 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Bring
   • Communicate
   • Law
   • Transfer

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'convey' in Verbs Frequency: #744

How to pronounce convey?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say convey in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of convey in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of convey in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of convey in a Sentence

1. George Clooney:

   Well, President Nasheed is in a remarkably good spirits, he wanted me to convey to the people of the Maldives that they should remain hopeful that things will improve and that he is pleased that I will be attending meetings on his behalf with the government this week.

2. Jennifer Sclafani:

   The exact amount of money is not important to convey his message, as what may sound like' a lot' to some may not to others, depending on their personal economic background, so expressions like' a lot of money' and' billions and billions of dollars' are ways of conveying the idea of an expensive undertaking while not having to provide specifics( which he may not have).

3. Vangelis Meimarakis:

   We need a clear distinction between refugees and migrants...be unrelenting with people traffickers and not convey the message this is a free for all.

4. Rochelle Walensky:

   My job right now is to take all the science and the information that we have and to deliver guidance and recommendations to the American people that is adapted to the science at hand, this pandemic has given us a lot of new and updated science over the last two years, and it is my job to convey that science through those recommendations and that is exactly what we're doing.

5. Hendrik Meijer:

   I have a lot of folks who start out hostile and then when they have an opportunity to hear a little bit more, they get it, and they say,' thank you.' However, that's harder to convey in a three quick bullet points, it's harder to convey in 87 words in a TV spot.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=convey
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Convey
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=convey
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/convey
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=convey
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html