Meaning

6 senses

  1. To move (something) from one place to another.

    Air conveys sound. Water is conveyed through the pipe.

    befördern, transportieren, verfrachten

    transfer to another

  2. (dated)To take or carry (someone) from one place to another.

    befördern

    переноси́тьperenosítʹ, перенести́perenestí, перевози́тьperevozítʹ

    take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

  3. To communicate; to make known; to portray.

    to convey an impression; to convey information

    übermitteln, ausrichten

    передава́тьperedavátʹ, переда́тьperedátʹ, донести́donestí

    передава́тиperedaváty, переда́тиperedáty, доно́ситиdonósyty

    (of information) make known; pass on

  4. To transfer legal rights (to).

    He conveyed ownership of the company to his daughter.

    The refrigerator, washer, and dryer do not convey unless it's specifically laid out in the contract.

    übertragen

    передава́ть правово́й ти́тулperedavátʹ pravovój títul

  5. (obsolete)To manage with privacy; to carry out.

    1557, uncredited translator, A Mery Dialogue by Erasmus, London: Antony Kytson, I shall so conuey my matters, that he shall dysclose all together hym selfe, what busynesse is betwene you […]

  6. (obsolete)To carry or take away secretly; to steal; to thieve.

Examples

95 sentences

  1. I want to convey my sympathy.

    Я хочу висловити своє співчуття.

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  2. Words can't convey my feelings.

    Словами не передати моїх почуттів.

    ruСлова не могут передать мои чувства.

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  3. Wires are used to convey electricity.

    ruПровода служат для передачи электричества.

    deDraht wird verwendet, um Elektrizität zu leiten.

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  4. Please convey my apologies to Tom.

    ruПожалуйста, передайте Тому мои извинения.

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  5. Words can't convey my true feelings.

    ruСловами не передашь то, что я на самом деле чувствую.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to communicate:
Русский
By meaning 3
to carry:
to communicate:
to transfer legal rights:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
to move (something) from one place to another:
to communicate:
to transfer legal rights:

Origin

From Middle English conveien, from Old French conveier (French convoyer), from Vulgar Lati

From Middle English conveien, from Old French conveier (French convoyer), from Vulgar Latin *convio, from Classical Latin via (“way”). Compare convoy.

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Forms

conveys, conveying, conveyed, conveyed
Base formconvey · to convey
3rd person singularconveys
Present participleconveying
Past simpleconveyed
Past participleconveyed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyconvey
he, she, itconveys

Past simpleLesson

all personsconveyed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave conveyed
he, she, ithas conveyed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill convey

Synonyms

17 synonyms
to move something from one place to another:carryA1transportB2portB1
to communicate a message:expressB1sendA2relayB2impart
to take someone from one place to another:accompanyB1conductB2escort
Close in meaning

Word family

14 related words
Relatedconvoyconveyorconveyanceconveyableconveyingconveyer
Derivedconveyabilityconveyalconveyeemisconveypreconveyreconveyunconveyableunconveyed

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
convertibleconvexconveyorconvictC1convictionC1
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