convey
Verb
Verb Forms: conveyed, conveying, conveys
- To transport or carry to a place; to communicate a message.
- make known; pass on, of information
- "She conveyed the message to me"
- serve as a means for expressing something
- transfer to another
- transmit a title or property
- transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
- take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
- go or come after and bring or take back
- To move (something) from one place to another.
- To take or carry (someone) from one place to another.
- To communicate; to make known; to portray.
- To transfer legal rights (to).
- To manage with privacy; to carry out.
- To carry or take away secretly; to steal; to thieve.
Examples
- Air conveys sound. Water is conveyed through the pipe.
- He conveyed ownership of the company to his daughter.
- My bold play of ’JINX’ was meant to convey confidence, even if it was a bluff.
- to convey an impression; to convey information
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English conveien, from Old French conveier (French convoyer), from Vulgar Latin *convio, from Classical Latin via (“way”). Compare convoy.
Synonyms
bring, carry, channel, communicate, conduct, express, fetch, get, impart, take, transmit, accompany, escort, port, relay, send, transport
Antonyms
take away
Scrabble Score: 14
convey: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordconvey: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
convey: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary