|
|
1. (v.t.) convey
to carry or take from one place to another.
2. convey
to communicate; impart:
to convey a wish.
3. convey
to lead or conduct, as a channel or medium; transmit.
4. convey
Law. to transfer; pass the title to.
5. convey
Archaic. to steal; purloin.
6. convey
Obs. to take away secretly.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME < AF conveier < VL *conviāre= L con-con - +-viāre, der. of via way; see via)
|
| Definition of 'convey' |
Princeton's WordNet |
|
1. (verb) convey
make known; pass on, of information
"She conveyed the message to me"
2. (verb) carry, convey, express
serve as a means for expressing something
"The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot of anger"
3. (verb) convey, transmit, communicate
transfer to another
"communicate a disease"
4. (verb) convey
transmit a title or property
5. (verb) impart, conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel
transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
"Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"
6. (verb) bring, convey, take
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. (verb) bring, get, convey, fetch
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"
|
|
|
1. (verb) convey
to communicate sth
It's difficult to convey the joy we felt.
2. convey
to transport sth
systems for conveying goods
|
| Definition of 'convey' |
Webster Dictionary |
|
1. (verb) convey
to carry from one place to another; to bear or transport
2. (verb) convey
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. (verb) convey
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. (verb) convey
to impart or communicate; as, to convey an impression; to convey information
5. (verb) convey
to manage with privacy; to carry out
6. (verb) convey
to carry or take away secretly; to steal; to thieve
7. (verb) convey
to accompany; to convoy
8. (verb) convey
to play the thief; to steal
|
|
|
Sense: to carry
Huge ships convey oil from the Middle East.
|
 Afrikaans: vervoer |
 Arabic: يَنقُل |
 Bulgarian: превозвам |
 Brazilian: transportar |
 Czech: transportovat |
 German: befördern |
 Danish: transportere |
 Greek: μεταφέρω |
 Spanish: transportar, llevar |
 Estonian: vedama |
 Farsi: حمل کردن |
 Finnish: kantaa |
 French: transporter |
 Hebrew: לְהוֹבִיל |
 Hindi: ले जाना |
 Croatian: otpremiti, otpremati |
 Hungarian: szállít |
 Indonesian: mengangkut |
 Icelandic: flytja |
 Italian: trasportare |
 Japanese: 運ぶ |
 Korean: 운반하다 |
 Lithuanian: gabenti, pervežti |
 Latvian: transportēt; pārvadāt; no |
 Malay: membawa |
 Dutch: vervoeren |
 Norwegian: bringe, transportere |
 Polish: przenosić |
 Persian: حمل کردن |
 Pashto: وړل، ليږدول، ليږل، استول |
 Portuguese: transportar |
 Romanian: a transporta |
 Russian: перевозить |
 Slovak: dopraviť |
 Slovenian: prevažati |
 Serbian: prenositi |
 Swedish: föra, forsla, transporter |
 Thai: ขนส่ง |
 Turkish: taşımak, nakletmek |
 Taiwanese: 運送 |
 Ukrainian: перевозити, переправляти |
 Urdu: منتقل كرنا، لے جانا |
 Vietnamese: chuyên chở |
 Chinese: 运送 |
Get even more translations for convey...
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Alternative search options for 'convey' |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Definitions of convey 
