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单词 convey
释义

convey

verb

con·​vey kən-ˈvā How to pronounce convey (audio)
conveyed; conveying

transitive verb

1
a
: to bear from one place to another
especially : to move in a continuous stream or mass
b
: to impart or communicate by statement, suggestion, gesture, or appearance
struggling to convey his feelings
c
: to transfer or deliver (something, such as property) to another especially by a sealed writing
d
: to cause to pass from one place or person to another
convey a message
e(1)
archaic : steal
(2)
obsolete : to carry away secretly
2
obsolete : lead, conduct

Synonyms

  • communicate
  • conduct
  • give
  • impart
  • spread
  • transfer
  • transfuse
  • transmit
See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

To convey sympathy to a bereaved parent by telephone struck him as maladroit … P. D. James, The Private Patient, 2008 … he conveys so much kindliness and benign authority that he is probably forgiven each time he directs a tuna-fish shopper into the thick of the English muffins. Susan Orlean, New Yorker, 22 June 1992 Robyn was well aware that clothes do not merely serve the practical purpose of covering our bodies, but also convey messages about who we are, what we are doing, and how we feel. David Lodge, Nice Work, 1990 … please convey to Mr. & Mrs. Langdon my love &respectful duty. Mark Twain 28 Nov. 1868, in Mark Twain's Letters1990 The singer was conveyed from her hotel to the airport by limousine. They conveyed the goods by ship. The pipes convey water to the fields. The message conveyed a sense of urgency. He conveyed the estate to his son. See More
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French conveer to accompany, escort, from Vulgar Latin *conviare, from Latin com- + via way — more at way

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Kids Definition

convey

verb

con·​vey kən-ˈvā How to pronounce convey (audio)
conveyed; conveying
1
: to carry from one place to another : transport
Pipes convey water.
Travelers were conveyed to the airport by shuttle.
2
: to make known : communicate
We use words to convey our thoughts.

Legal Definition

convey

transitive verb

con·​vey kən-ˈvā How to pronounce convey (audio)
conveyed; conveying
: to transfer or transmit (property or property rights) to another especially by a writing (as a deed or will)
agreed to convey to the estate his Manhattan town house R. H. Jensen
compare alienate, devise, donate, give, grant, sell

convey

verb

1
as in to transmit
to cause (something) to pass from one to another intends to personally convey the message to the governor

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • transmit
  • spread
  • give
  • communicate
  • impart
  • disseminate
  • propagate
  • transfer
  • deliver
  • conduct
  • transfuse
  • diffuse
  • broadcast
  • surrender
  • turn over
  • hand over
  • infect
  • hand on
  • contaminate
  • hand down
  • poison

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • catch
  • contract
  • come down (with)
2
as in to carry
to support and take from one place to another conveying a package to his grandmother for his parents

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • carry
  • haul
  • bring
  • transport
  • send
  • ferry
  • deliver
  • pack
  • transmit
  • take
  • transfer
  • bear
  • lug
  • tote
  • ship
  • cart
  • forward
  • move
  • remove
  • fetch
  • hand over
  • shift
3
as in to cede
to give over the legal possession or ownership of upon her death, the house will be conveyed to a predesignated charity

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • cede
  • assign
  • transfer
  • bequeath
  • relinquish
  • lend
  • alienate
  • deed
  • donate
  • transmit
  • dispose of
  • present
  • leave
  • entrust
  • will
  • contribute
  • alien
  • move
  • lease
  • grant
  • deliver
  • confer
  • rent
  • loan
  • bestow
  • commend
  • make over
  • surrender
  • turn in
  • yield
  • hand down
  • consign
  • trust
  • pass (down)
  • commit
  • pass
  • turn over
  • hand over
  • release
  • vest
  • let
  • intrust

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • expropriate
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