convey

  • 11convey — 01. I won t be able to come to the wedding, but please [convey] my congratulations to the newlyweds. 02. In the culture of Japan, a bow at a forty five degree angle [conveys] deep respect or an apology. 03. The teacher was trying to [convey] a… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 12convey — con|vey [kənˈveı] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: conveier to go with someone to a place , from Vulgar Latin conviare, from Latin com ( COM ) + via way ] 1.) to communicate or express something, with or without using words ▪ All… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13convey — verb ADVERB ▪ clearly, perfectly, powerfully, vividly ▪ The novel vividly conveys the experience of growing up during the war. ▪ accurately, adequately …

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  • 14convey */*/ — UK [kənˈveɪ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms convey : present tense I/you/we/they convey he/she/it conveys present participle conveying past tense conveyed past participle conveyed 1) to communicate ideas or feelings indirectly A good… …

    English dictionary

  • 15convey — v. 1) (B) ( to give ) convey my best wishes to them 2) (D; tr.) ( to transfer ) to convey from; to (the title to the property was conveyed from them to you) * * * [kən veɪ] to (the title to the property was conveyed from them to you) (B) ( to… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 16convey — [[t]kənve͟ɪ[/t]] conveys, conveying, conveyed 1) VERB To convey information or feelings means to cause them to be known or understood by someone. [V n] When I returned home, I tried to convey the wonder of this machine to my husband... [V n] In… …

    English dictionary

  • 17convey — con|vey [ kən veı ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to communicate ideas or feelings indirectly: These results will enable us at least to convey a sense of progress. A good photograph can often convey far more than words. 2. ) to give official… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 18convey — transitive verb (conveyed; conveying) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French conveer to accompany, escort, from Vulgar Latin *conviare, from Latin com + via way more at way Date: 14th century 1. obsolete lead, conduct …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 19convey — [13] Etymologically, to convey something is to go with it on its way. It comes via Old French conveier from medieval Latin conviāre ‘accompany, escort’, a compound verb formed from the prefix com ‘with’ and via ‘way’. The verb’s Latin meaning was …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 20convey*/ — [kənˈveɪ] verb [T] 1) to communicate ideas, feelings, or information A good photograph can convey far more than words.[/ex] Please convey our thanks to the organizers.[/ex] 2) formal to move something from one place to another Syn: transport …

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