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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024con•vey /kənˈveɪ/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to take from one place to another;
transport:They conveyed the cargo to the battlefront. - to communicate;
tell;
make known:to convey a message. - to lead or conduct, such as a channel or medium;
transmit:to convey electric power from a generating station.
con•vey•a•ble, adj. con•vey•or, con•vey•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•vey (kən vā′),USA pronunciation v.t. - to carry, bring, or take from one place to another;
transport;
bear. - to communicate;
impart;
make known:to convey a wish. - to lead or conduct, as a channel or medium;
transmit. - Lawto transfer;
pass the title to. - [Archaic.]steal;
purloin. - [Obs.]to take away secretly.
- Vulgar Latin *conviāre, equivalent. to con- con- + -viāre, derivative of via way; see via
- Anglo-French conveier
- Middle English conveyen 1250–1300
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged move. See carry.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: convey /kənˈveɪ/ vb (transitive)- to take, carry, or transport from one place to another
- to communicate (a message, information, etc)
- (of a channel, path, etc) to conduct, transmit, or transfer
- to transmit or transfer (the title to property)
- archaic to steal
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French conveier, from Medieval Latin conviāre to escort, from Latin com- with + via wayconˈveyable adj |