Definitions for conveykənˈveɪ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
con•veykənˈveɪ(v.t.)
to carry or take from one place to another.
to communicate; impart:
to convey a wish.
to lead or conduct, as a channel or medium; transmit.
Law. to transfer; pass the title to.
Category: Law
Archaic. to steal; purloin.
Obs. to take away secretly.
Origin of convey:
1250–1300; ME < AF conveier < VL *conviāre= L con-con - +-viāre, der. of via way; see via
con•vey′a•ble(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
convey(verb)
make known; pass on, of information
"She conveyed the message to me"
carry, convey, express(verb)
serve as a means for expressing something
"The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot of anger"
convey, transmit, communicate(verb)
transfer to another
"communicate a disease"
convey(verb)
transmit a title or property
impart, conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel(verb)
transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
"Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"
bring, convey, take(verb)
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"
bring, get, convey, fetch(verb)
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"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
convey(verb)ənˈveɪ
to communicate sth
It's difficult to convey the joy we felt.
conveyənˈveɪ
to transport sth
systems for conveying goods
Wiktionary
convey(Verb)
To transport; to carry; to take from one place to another.
convey(Verb)
To communicate; to make known; to portray.
convey(Verb)
To transfer legal rights (to).
He conveyed ownership of the company to his daughter.
Origin: conveier (confer French convoyer), conviare, from via, "way". Confer "convoy".
Webster Dictionary
Convey(verb)
to carry from one place to another; to bear or transport
Convey(verb)
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
Convey(verb)
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
Convey(verb)
to impart or communicate; as, to convey an impression; to convey information
Convey(verb)
to manage with privacy; to carry out
Convey(verb)
to carry or take away secretly; to steal; to thieve
Convey(verb)
to accompany; to convoy
Convey(verb)
to play the thief; to steal
Translations for convey
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- vervoerAfrikaans
- يَنقُلArabic
- превозвамBulgarian
- transportarPortuguese (BR)
- transportovatCzech
- befördernGerman
- transportereDanish
- μεταφέρωGreek
- transportar, llevarSpanish
- vedamaEstonian
- حمل کردنFarsi
- kantaaFinnish
- transporterFrench
- לְהוֹבִילHebrew
- ले जानाHindi
- otpremiti, otprematiCroatian
- szállítHungarian
- mengangkutIndonesian
- flytjaIcelandic
- trasportareItalian
- 運ぶJapanese
- 운반하다Korean
- gabenti, pervežtiLithuanian
- transportēt; pārvadāt; nodot; paziņotLatvian
- membawaMalay
- vervoerenDutch
- bringe, transportereNorwegian
- przenosićPolish
- حمل کردنPersian
- وړل، ليږدول، ليږل، استولPashto
- transportarPortuguese
- a transportaRomanian
- перевозитьRussian
- dopraviťSlovak
- prevažatiSlovenian
- prenositiSerbian
- föra, forsla, transporteraSwedish
- ขนส่งThai
- taşımak, nakletmekTurkish
- 運送Chinese (Trad.)
- перевозити, переправлятиUkrainian
- منتقل كرنا، لے جاناUrdu
- chuyên chởVietnamese
- 运送Chinese (Simp.)
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