convey
verb/kənˈveɪ/
/kənˈveɪ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they convey | /kənˈveɪ/ /kənˈveɪ/ |
| he / she / it conveys | /kənˈveɪz/ /kənˈveɪz/ |
| past simple conveyed | /kənˈveɪd/ /kənˈveɪd/ |
| past participle conveyed | /kənˈveɪd/ /kənˈveɪd/ |
| -ing form conveying | /kənˈveɪɪŋ/ /kənˈveɪɪŋ/ |
- to make ideas, feelings, etc. known to somebody synonym communicate
- convey something Colours like red convey a sense of energy and strength.
- convey something to somebody (formal) Please convey my apologies to your wife.
- convey how, what, etc… He tried desperately to convey how urgent the situation was.
- convey that… She did not wish to convey that they were all at fault.
Extra Examples- He managed to convey his enthusiasm to her.
- The novel vividly conveys the experience of growing up during the war.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- clearly
- perfectly
- powerfully
- …
- can
- could
- try to
- …
- to
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- convey somebody/something (from…) (to…) (formal) to take, carry or transport somebody/something from one place to another
- Pipes convey hot water from the boiler to the radiators.
- A carriage was waiting to convey her home.
Extra Examples- Flowers from the Isles of Scilly were conveyed by steamer to Penzance.
- Pipes convey hot water to the radiators.
- The stone was conveyed by river to the site.
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘escort’; compare with convoy): from Old French conveier, from medieval Latin conviare, from con- ‘together’ + Latin via ‘way’.
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