Convey
[kən'veɪ] or [kən've]
Definition
(verb.) make known; pass on, of information; 'She conveyed the message to me'.
(verb.) transmit a title or property.
(verb.) transfer to another; 'communicate a disease'.
Checker: Quincy--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To carry from one place to another; to bear or transport.
(v. t.) To cause to pass from one place or person to another; to serve as a medium in carrying (anything) from one place or person to another; to transmit; as, air conveys sound; words convey ideas.
(v. t.) To transfer or deliver to another; to make over, as property; more strictly (Law), to transfer (real estate) or pass (a title to real estate) by a sealed writing.
(v. t.) To impart or communicate; as, to convey an impression; to convey information.
(v. t.) To manage with privacy; to carry out.
(v. t.) To carry or take away secretly; to steal; to thieve.
(v. t.) To accompany; to convoy.
(v. i.) To play the thief; to steal.
Typist: Nola
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Carry, bear, bring, transmit, transport, WAFT, FETCH.[2]. Transfer, alienate, abalienate, consign, demise, devolve, cede, grant, devise, deliver over, make over.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Take, carry, transfer, relegate, bear, transmit, consign, transport, remove
ANT:Bring, adduce, fetch, drop, house, stow, deposit
Editor: Tod
Definition
v.t. to carry: to transmit: to impart: to steal: to communicate as ideas: to make over in law.—adj. Convey′able.—ns. Convey′al; Convey′ance the means of conveying: a vehicle of any kind: (law) the act of transferring property: the writing which transfers it; Convey′ancer one whose business is the preparation of deeds for the transference of property; Convey′ancing the business of a conveyancer; Convey′er.
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Examples
- To her, the handwriting itself, independent of anything it may convey, is a blessedness. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Fanny had indeed nothing to convey from aunt Norris, but a message to say she hoped that her god-daughter was a good girl, and learnt her book. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- We shall do better, said he, to leave them two of our attendants and two horses to convey them back to the next village. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- There remains therefore nothing but the senses, which can convey to us this original impression. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- No assurance to convey to him, through me, of the continuance of your affection and protection? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- One example will be sufficient to convey to the reader an idea of the operation of the apparatus. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- In his time it was more economical to convey the hard water by aqueducts than by such pipes as could then be constructed. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- We are now in sight of the real 'concentrates,' which are conveyed to dryer No. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- In 1854 there were 111 millions of passengers conveyed on railways, each passenger travelling an average of 12 miles. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- I have spoken of the impression of flabbiness which this man Blessington conveyed. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- It will end in my being conveyed into the house. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- The gas, when purified, is conveyed to the gas-holder, whence it is forced by pressure into the mains and pipes. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Briarmains being nearer than the Hollow, Mr. Yorke had conveyed his young comrade there. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- These words, which conveyed to Elinor a direct avowal of his love for her sister, affected her very much. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- The use of a megaphone or speaking trumpet for conveying the sound of the voice to a distance is based on the same principle. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Mr. Bucket asks, conveying the expression of an artist into the turn of his eye and head. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Tubes are inserted into the latter for conveying the gas to the burners. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- But the same relation has not an equal influence in conveying us back again. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- He neve r attained any literary facility, and was always more successful in conveying his observations by maps, drawings, and con versation than by books. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Gerald and Birkin had walked on ahead, waiting for the sledge to overtake them, conveying the departing guests. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- That's George's present to you, Rebecca, dear, said Amelia, quite proud of the bandbox conveying these gifts. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- This impression of my senses immediately conveys my thoughts to the person, along with all the surrounding objects. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- Mr. Jobling approving, Smallweed puts himself under the tall hat and conveys it out of the dining-rooms in the Guppy manner. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- The disc stove conveys the heat to the food by the principle of conduction, _i. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The passage from doubt and agitation to tranquility and repose, conveys a satisfaction and pleasure to the mind. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- Intrigue is such a shocking word, and conveys a more determined idea of loose morals than a mere accidental slip. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- It conveys nothing to my mind. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- A very play or romance may afford us instances of this pleasure, which virtue conveys to us; and pain, which arises from vice. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
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