convey
//kənˈveɪ//
Forms
- present (v1)
- convey
- past (v2)
- conveyed
- past participle (v3)
- conveyed
- present participle
- conveying
- 3rd person singular
- conveys
Definitions
1.To move (something) from one place to another.
- Air conveys sound. Water is conveyed through the pipe.
- The Fallopian Tubes, or oviducts, convey the ova from the ovaries to the cavity of the uterus.
- The normal methods of road delivery are by driving the cars individually, or by car transporters which convey as many as eight vehicles on massive articulated double-deck trailers.
2.To communicate; to make known; to portray.
- I am afraid I cannot convey the peculiar sensations of time travelling.
3.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.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4123
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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Etymology
From Middle English conveien, from Old French conveier (French convoyer), from Vulgar Latin *convio, from Classical Latin via (“way”).
Compare convoy.