convey

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /kənˈveɪ/
• SAMPA: /k@n"veI/

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Verb

Plain form convey

Third-person singular conveys

Past tense conveyed

Past participle conveyed

Present participle conveying

1. (transitive) If somebody conveys something, they take it from one place to another; they move it; they transport it.

   The ship conveyed the goods.

2. (transitive) If somebody conveys something, they tell you about it; they make it known.

   He conveyed to me that it was wrong to steal.

Related words

• conveyable
• conveyance
• conveyer
• conveyor