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- [kuh n-vey]
- /kənˈveɪ/
- /kənˈveɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh n-vey]
- /kənˈveɪ/
Definitions of convey word
- verb convey To convey information or feelings means to cause them to be known or understood by someone. 3
- verb convey To convey someone or something to a place means to carry or transport them there. 3
- verb convey to take, carry, or transport from one place to another 3
- verb convey to communicate (a message, information, etc) 3
- verb convey (of a channel, path, etc) to conduct, transmit, or transfer 3
- verb convey to transmit or transfer (the title to property) 3
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Origin of convey
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English conveyen < Anglo-French conveier < Vulgar Latin *conviāre, equivalent to con- con- + -viāre, derivative of via way; see via
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Parts of speech for Convey
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
convey popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for convey
verb convey
- transmit — to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; dispatch; convey.
- bring — If you bring someone or something with you when you come to a place, they come with you or you have them with you.
- send — to cause, permit, or enable to go: to send a messenger; They sent their son to college.
- transfer — to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.
- move — to pass from one place or position to another.
adjective convey
- shiny — bright or glossy in appearance.
Antonyms for convey
verb convey
- dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
- deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- release — to lease again.
- refrain — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
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