[
UK
/kənvˈeɪ/
]
[ US /kənˈveɪ/ ]
[ US /kənˈveɪ/ ]
VERB
-
serve as a means for expressing something
The painting of Mary carries motherly love
His voice carried a lot of anger -
go or come after and bring or take back
Get me those books over there, please
The dog fetched the hat
Could you bring the wine? -
transfer to another
communicate a disease -
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
This brings me to the main point
Bring me the box from the other room
Take these letters to the boss -
transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
The airwaves carry the sound
Sound carries well over water
Many metals conduct heat -
(of information) make known; pass on
She conveyed the message to me - transmit a title or property
How To Use convey In A Sentence
- As a lawyer who did a lot of conveyancing I have no problems with conveyancers coming in and doing conveyancing, provided it is done on a level playing field, and provided that they are largely separated from lawyers.
- The mancipable (conveyable or movable) possessions of a woman who is under tutelage of [her] agnates [18] shall not be acquired rightfully by usucapion (long usage or long possession), save if these The Twelve Tables
- When Wilbraham was telling me this part of Ids story he seemed to be enveloped -- "enveloped" is the word that best conveys my own experience of him -- by some quite radiant happiness. The Best British Short Stories of 1922
- De Forest had only one seat to his buggy, and it was rather irksome to be conveying two ladies around all the time. The Expressman and the Detective
- The ambassador personally conveyed the president's message to the king.
- ‘Don't worry, babe,’ he reassured his wife though he wasn't as confident as his tone conveyed.
- A conveyancing solicitor isn't going to be much good for you. YESTERDAY'S SHADOW
- When you check in for a flight, make sure the agent tags all your suitcases before sending them down the conveyer belt.
- Quinn specialises in smaller, high street firms that, because of their reliance on risky areas such as conveyancing, are seen as the hardest to insure. Top stories from Times Online
- The prominent winds and brass, and unusual sonorities like the harsh Chinese cymbals that convey Hippolyt's disgust at Phaedra's advances, increase the piece's hard-edge quality. Divided Inside, in Theme and Structure
