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In some senses, convey is marked as dated, obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.
ADV
clearly, vividly
The teacher clearly conveyed the importance of practicing grammar every single day.
accurately, adequately | effectively, successfully
VERB + CONVEY
can/could
A single photograph could convey the emotion of that entire difficult day.
try to | manage to | fail to
PREP
to
She tried to convey her concerns to the teacher about the homework.
verb
To move (something) from one place to another.
Air conveys sound. Water is conveyed through the pipe.
[…] I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir. My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea: and I will convey them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there […]
To take or carry (someone) from one place to another.
Convey me to my bed, then to my grave: Love they to live that love and honour have.
[…] the false Tyrant seiz’d the Princely Maid, And to a Lodge in distant Woods convey’d;
To communicate; to make known; to portray.
to convey an impression; to convey information
To make Words serviceable to the end of Communication is necessary […] that they excite, in the Hearer, exactly the same Idea they stand for, in the Mind of the Speaker: Without this, Men fill one another’s Heads with noise and sounds; but convey not thereby their Thoughts, and lay not before one another their Ideas, which is the end of Discourse and Language.
To transfer legal rights (to).
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.
To manage with privacy; to carry out.
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 […]
I will seek him, sir, presently; convey the business as I shall find means, and acquaint you withal.
verb — transfer to another
Air conveys sound. Water is conveyed through the pipe.
Wiktionary[…] I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir. My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea: and I will convey them by sea in floats unto the pla
WiktionaryThe Fallopian Tubes, or oviducts, convey the ova from the ovaries to the cavity of the uterus.
WiktionaryIt is difficult to convey the meaning exactly.
Tatoeba · #28194Buses, trains and planes convey passengers.
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In some senses, convey is marked as dated, obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.