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:

Examples

95 sentences

  1. I want to convey my sympathy.

    Я хочу висловити своє співчуття. — deniko

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  2. Words can't convey my feelings.

    Словами не передати моїх почуттів. — deniko

    ruСлова не могут передать мои чувства. — Smoky

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  3. Wires are used to convey electricity.

    ruПровода служат для передачи электричества. — heccele

    deDraht wird verwendet, um Elektrizität zu leiten. — xtofu80

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Meaning

6 senses

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

    to convey an impression; to convey information

    übermitteln, ausrichten

    передава́тьperedavátʹ, переда́тьperedátʹ, донести́donestí

    передава́тиperedaváty, переда́тиperedáty, доно́ситиdonósyty

  2. 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

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

    Air conveys sound. Water is conveyed through the pipe.

    befördern, transportieren, verfrachten

More meanings 3

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

    befördern

    переноси́тьperenosítʹ, перенести́perenestí, перевози́тьperevozítʹ

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

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

More definitions
  • (of information) make known; pass on
  • serve as a means for expressing something
  • transfer to another
  • transmit a title or property

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

regular · Lesson

Base formconvey · to convey
3rd person singularconveys
Present participleconveying
Past simpleconveyed
Past participleconveyed

Tenses

convey · conveyed · will convey · have conveyed

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Present simpleLesson

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

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill convey

Past simpleLesson

all personsconveyed

Synonyms

17 synonyms
To communicate:expressB1sendA2relayB2impart
To move from one place to another:carryA1transportB2portB1
(dated)To take or carry from one place to another:accompanyB1conductB2escort
Close in meaning

Word family

12 related words
Relatedconvoyconveyorconveyanceconveyable
Derivedconveyabilityconveyalconveyeemisconveypreconveyreconveyunconveyableunconveyed

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
convertibleconvexconveyorconvictC1convictionC1

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