verb
Meaning 1
To move (something) from one place to another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Air conveys sound. Water is conveyed through the pipe.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
convey
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/kənˈveɪ/
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rhymes with -eɪ
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CMU ARPABET: K AH0 N V EY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
To take or carry (someone) from one place to another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To communicate; to make known; to portray.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- to convey an impression; to convey information
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
To transfer legal rights (to).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
Examples
- He conveyed ownership of the company to his daughter.
- The refrigerator, washer, and dryer do not convey unless it's specifically laid out in the contract.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 5
To manage with privacy; to carry out.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Examples
- 1557, uncredited translator, A Mery Dialogue by Erasmus, London: Antony Kytson, I shall so conuey my matters, that he shall dysclose all together hym selfe, what busynesse is betwene you [...]
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 6
To carry or take away secretly; to steal; to thieve.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 7
make known; pass on, of information
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- She conveyed the message to me
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: impart, leave, give, pass on
Narrower terms: thank, give thanks, hint, suggest, say, look, flash, breathe, express, show, evince, mean, intend
verb
Meaning 8
serve as a means for expressing something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The painting of Mary carries motherly love
- His voice carried a lot of anger
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: carry, express
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: communicate, intercommunicate
Narrower terms: quantify, measure
verb
Meaning 9
go or come after and bring or take back
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Get me those books over there, please
- Could you bring the wine?
- The dog fetched the hat
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bring, get, fetch
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise
Narrower terms: retrieve, deliver
verb
Meaning 10
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Bring me the box from the other room
- Take these letters to the boss
- This brings me to the main point
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bring, take
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: transport, carry
Narrower terms: fetch, transit, ferry, return, take back, bring back, tube, whisk, impart, conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel, land
verb
Meaning 11
transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Sound carries well over water
- The airwaves carry the sound
- Many metals conduct heat
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: impart, conduct, transmit, carry, channel
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bring, convey, take
Narrower terms: wash up, pipe in, bring in, retransmit
verb
Meaning 12
transmit a title or property
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: transfer
verb
Meaning 13
transfer to another
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- communicate a disease
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: transmit, communicate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: transfer
Narrower terms: communicate, pass on, pass, pass along, put across
History
Etymology
From Middle English conveien, from Old French conveier (French convoyer), from Vulgar Latin *convio, from Classical Latin via (“way”). Compare convoy.
Across languages
Translations
142 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: ме́стя (méstja) — to move (something) from one place to another
- Esperanto: transdoni — to move (something) from one place to another
- Faroese: flyta — to move (something) from one place to another
- Faroese: føra — to move (something) from one place to another
- Finnish: kuljettaa — to move (something) from one place to another
- Finnish: kantaa — to move (something) from one place to another
- Finnish: välittää — to move (something) from one place to another
- German: befördern — to move (something) from one place to another
- German: transportieren — to move (something) from one place to another
- German: verfrachten — to move (something) from one place to another
- Italian: trasportare — to move (something) from one place to another
- Italian: condurre — to move (something) from one place to another
- Latin: vectō — to move (something) from one place to another
- Polish: przenosić — to move (something) from one place to another
- Portuguese: transportar — to move (something) from one place to another
- Portuguese: enviar — to move (something) from one place to another
- Sicilian: mòviri — to move (something) from one place to another
- Sicilian: spustari — to move (something) from one place to another
- Thai: ถ่ายทอด (tàai-tɔ̂ɔt) — to move (something) from one place to another
- Thai: ลําเลียง (lam-liiang) — to move (something) from one place to another
- Arabic: نَقَلَ (naqala) — to carry
- Belarusian: абво́зіць (abvózicʹ) — to carry
- Belarusian: абве́зці (abvjézci) — to carry
- Bulgarian: нося (nosja) — to carry
- Bulgarian: прена́сям (prenásjam) — to carry
- Bulgarian: превозвам (prevozvam) — to carry
- Chinese Mandarin: 傳遞 /传递 (chuándì) — to carry
- Chinese Mandarin: 輸送 /输送 (shūsòng) — to carry
- Czech: dopravit — to carry
- Czech: přepravit — to carry
- Dutch: overdragen — to carry
- Finnish: välittää — to carry
- Finnish: kuljettaa — to carry
- French: transporter — to carry
- Galician: transportar — to carry
- Georgian: გადატანა (gadaṭana) — to carry
- Georgian: გადაყვანა (gadaq̇vana) — to carry
- German: befördern — to carry
- Ancient Greek: κομίζω (komízō) — to carry
- Hebrew: הוביל (hovíl) — to carry
- Hebrew: העביר (he'evír) — to carry
- Hungarian: szállít — to carry
- Irish: iompair — to carry
- Italian: trasportare — to carry
- Japanese: 運ぶ (hakobu) — to carry
- Japanese: 運搬する (unpan-suru) — to carry
- Māori: whakawhiti — to carry
- Polish: przewozić — to carry
- Polish: przewieźć — to carry
- Portuguese: transportar — to carry
- Romanian: transporta — to carry
- Romanian: căra — to carry
- Russian: переноси́ть (perenosítʹ) — to carry
- Russian: перенести́ (perenestí) — to carry
- Russian: перевози́ть (perevozítʹ) — to carry
- Russian: перевезти́ (pereveztí) — to carry
- Russian: транспорти́ровать (transportírovatʹ) — to carry
- Sanskrit: वहति (vahati) — to carry
- Sicilian: purtari — to carry
- Sicilian: traspurtari — to carry
- Slovak: dopraviť — to carry
- Slovak: prepraviť — to carry
- Spanish: trasladar — to carry
- Spanish: transladar — to carry
- Swedish: transportera — to carry
- Turkish: aktarmak — to carry
- Arabic: أَبْلَغَ (ʔablaḡa) — to communicate
- Arabic: نَقَلَ (naqala) — to communicate
- Bulgarian: предавам (predavam) — to communicate
- Chinese Mandarin: 表達 /表达 (biǎodá) — to communicate
- Chinese Mandarin: 傳達 /传达 (chuándá) — to communicate
- Chinese Mandarin: 傳遞 /传递 (chuándì) — to communicate
- Chinese Mandarin: 傳送 /传送 (chuánsòng) — to communicate
- Czech: sdělit — to communicate
- Dutch: overbrengen — to communicate
- Finnish: ilmaista — to communicate
- French: véhiculer — to communicate
- French: communiquer — to communicate
- German: übermitteln — to communicate
- German: ausrichten — to communicate
- Hebrew: מסר (masár) — to communicate
- Hindi: व्यक्त करना (vyakt karnā) — to communicate
- Hungarian: közöl — to communicate
- Hungarian: kifejez — to communicate
- Irish: iompair — to communicate
- Irish: cuir in iúl — to communicate
- Italian: comunicare — to communicate
- Italian: esprimere — to communicate
- Japanese: 伝える (tsutaeru) — to communicate
- Japanese: 伝達する (dentatsu-suru) — to communicate
- Japanese: 伝播する (denpansuru) — to communicate
- Norwegian: formidle — to communicate
- Polish: przekazać — to communicate
- Polish: przekazywać — to communicate
- Portuguese: transmitir — to communicate
- Portuguese: comunicar — to communicate
- Portuguese: expressar — to communicate
- Romanian: transmite — to communicate
- Russian: передава́ть (peredavátʹ) — to communicate
- Russian: переда́ть (peredátʹ) — to communicate
- Russian: донести́ (donestí) — to communicate
- Sicilian: cumunicari — to communicate
- Slovak: komunikovať — to communicate
- Spanish: enunciar — to communicate
- Spanish: efundir — to communicate
- Spanish: expremir — to communicate
- Swedish: förmedla — to communicate
- Thai: ถ่ายทอด (tàai-tɔ̂ɔt) — to communicate
- Turkish: iletmek — to communicate
- Ukrainian: передава́ти (peredaváty) — to communicate
- Ukrainian: переда́ти (peredáty) — to communicate
- Ukrainian: доно́сити (donósyty) — to communicate
- Ukrainian: донести́ (donestý) — to communicate
- Welsh: cyfleu — to communicate
- Bulgarian: прехвърлям (prehvǎrljam) — to transfer legal rights
- Czech: převést — to transfer legal rights
- Dutch: overdragen — to transfer legal rights
- Faroese: avhenda rætt til — to transfer legal rights
- Finnish: luovuttaa — to transfer legal rights
- Finnish: siirtää — to transfer legal rights
- Finnish: välittää — to transfer legal rights
- German: übertragen — to transfer legal rights
- Hebrew: העביר (he'evír) — to transfer legal rights
- Hindi: हस्तांतरण (hastāntraṇ) — to transfer legal rights
- Hungarian: átruház — to transfer legal rights
- Irish: tíolaic — to transfer legal rights
- Italian: trasferire — to transfer legal rights
- Japanese: 譲渡する (jōto-suru) — to transfer legal rights
- Japanese: 移譲する (ijō-suru) — to transfer legal rights
- Norwegian: overføre — to transfer legal rights
- Polish: scedować — to transfer legal rights
- Polish: przenosić — to transfer legal rights
- Polish: przenieść — to transfer legal rights
- Portuguese: transferir — to transfer legal rights
- Romanian: transfera — to transfer legal rights
- Russian: передава́ть правово́й ти́тул (peredavátʹ pravovój títul) — to transfer legal rights
- Sicilian: cèdiri — to transfer legal rights
- Sicilian: trasfiriri — to transfer legal rights
- Slovak: previesť — to transfer legal rights
- Swedish: överlåta — to transfer legal rights
- Thai: โอน (oon) — to transfer legal rights
- Turkish: devretmek — to transfer legal rights