Definition of CONVEY

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.

Antonyms

take away

Scrabble Score: 14

convey: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
convey: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
convey: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

convey: valid Words With Friends Word