What is the meaning of convey?

verb

  • Make known; pass on, of information.
    • usage: "She conveyed the message to me"
  • Serve as a means for expressing something.
    • usage: "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot of anger"
  • Transfer to another.
    • usage: "communicate a disease"
  • Transmit a title or property.
  • Transmit or serve as the medium for transmission.
    • usage: "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"
  • Take something or somebody with oneself somewhere.
    • usage: "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"
  • Go or come after and bring or take back.
    • usage: "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine"; "The dog fetched the hat"
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APAWordNet. (2010). convey. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/convey/definitions/1267395
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