convey
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
to make your ideas, feelings, or thoughts known to other people.
to communicate a message, impression, or information, either through language or non-verbal cues.
Simple“The artist used dark colours to convey a sense of sadness in the painting.”
In context“The CEO's speech was carefully drafted to convey confidence to the shareholders without making any concrete promises about the next quarter.”
UsageOften used with abstract nouns like 'message', 'meaning', 'impression', or 'feeling'.
Synonyms - 02 C1 Advanced
to carry or move something from one place to another.
to transport or carry goods or materials from one location to another. Transitive; requires a direct object.
Simple“The pipes convey water from the lake to the nearby village.”
In context“A complex system of conveyor belts was installed to convey the raw ore from the mine entrance directly to the processing plant.”
Teacher's tipIn modern English, 'transport' is much more common for people or vehicles; 'convey' is often used for liquids, power, or mechanical systems.
- 03 C2 Proficiency
to legally give the ownership of land or a building to someone else.
to transfer the legal title of property or real estate from one person to another.
Simple“The lawyer prepared the documents to convey the house to the new owners.”
In context“The deed was signed and witnessed to formally convey the ancestral estate to the charitable trust in accordance with the late duke's will.”
Usage convey information · convey meaning · information convey
“Yet the very nature of these responses suggests that Caroline’s critics understood the political message she was trying to convey.”
“Robles later said that the information had not been conveyed via a report.”
From Middle English conveien, from Old French conveier (French convoyer), from Vulgar Latin *convio, from Classical Latin via (“way”). Compare convoy.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.