convey
[verb]
Synonyms:
- communicate, disclose, impart, make known, relate, reveal, tell
- carry, bear, bring, conduct, fetch, guide, move, send, transport

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Related Words: project, put across, commit, consign, relegate

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

con‧vey /kənˈveɪ/ verb [transitive]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: conveier 'to go with someone to a place', from Vulgar Latin conviare, from Latin com- ( ⇒ COM-) + via 'way']

1. to communicate or express something, with or without using words:
All this information can be conveyed in a simple diagram.
Ads convey the message that thin is beautiful.
He was sent to convey a message to the UN Secretary General.
convey something to somebody
I want to convey to children that reading is one of life’s greatest treats.
convey a sense/an impression/an idea etc
You don’t want to convey the impression that there’s anything illegal going on.

2. formal to take or carry something from one place to another:
Your luggage will be conveyed to the hotel by taxi.

3. law to legally change the possession of property from one person to another

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

convey
verb
ADV. clearly, vividly The novel vividly conveys the experience of growing up during the war.
accurately, adequately | effectively, successfully
VERB + CONVEY can/could Gestures can convey meaning as well as words.
try to | manage to | fail to
PREP. to He managed to convey his enthusiasm to her.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

convey

convey information
Your movements also convey information to people.
convey a message (=express an important idea – used about books, films, art etc)
Do you think the poem conveys a message about society?
convey a sense/an impression of something
The music conveys a senses of sadness and despair.
convey an idea
Art can be used to convey an idea.
convey an image
At an interview, make sure your clothes convey the right image.
convey a feeling
How could he convey his feelings for her?
convey meaning
Children sometimes find it easier to use pictures to convey meaning, rather than words.
clearly convey something
His tone of voice clearly conveyed his disgust.
adequately convey something
The words did not adequately convey how strongly she felt.
effectively convey something
The novel effectively conveys some of the country’s problems.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲