convey

tr.v., -veyed, -vey·ing, -veys.

1. To take or carry from one place to another; transport.
2. To serve as a medium of transmission for; transmit: wires that convey electricity.
3. To communicate or make known; impart: "a look intended to convey sympathetic comprehension" (Saki).
4. Law. To transfer ownership of or title to.
5. Archaic. To steal.

[Middle English conveien, from Old French conveier, from Medieval Latin conviāre, to escort : Latin com-, com- + via, way.]

conveyable con·vey'a·ble adj.

SYNONYMS   convey, carry, bear, transport, transmit. These verbs refer to movement from one place to another. Convey often implies continuous, regular movement or flow: Pipelines convey water. The word also means to serve as a medium for delivery or transmission: A fleet of trucks will convey the produce to the market. Carry often means to support something while moving: The train carries baggage, mail, and passengers. The term can also refer to conveyance through a channel or medium: Nerve cells carry and receive nervous impulses. Bear strongly suggests the effort of supporting an important burden: The envoy bore the sad news. Transport is largely limited to the movement over a considerable distance: Huge tankers are used to transport oil. Transmit refers to passing along, sending, or communicating something: Please transmit the stock certificates by special messenger. The word also means to serve as a medium for the movement of physical phenomena such as light, electricity, or sound: "The motion is transmitted from particle to particle, to a great distance" (Thomas H. Huxley).

In real property law, to transfer property from one to another by means of a written Instrument and other formalities. See also Alienation; Grant.

To Deed or transfer Title to another.
Example: At the Closing Abel will convey the property to Baker.

verb

1. To cause to come along with oneself: bear, bring, carry, fetch, take, transport. See accompanied.
2. To move while supporting: bear, carry, lug, transport. Informal tote. Slang schlep. See over/under.
3. To cause to be transferred from one to another: hand (over), pass, transmit. See give/take/reciprocity.
4. To serve as a conduit: carry, channel, conduct, transmit. See allow/prevent.
5. To cause (a disease) to pass to another or others: carry, communicate, give, pass, spread, transmit. See move/halt.
6. To make known: break, carry, communicate, disclose, get across, impart, pass, report, tell, transmit. See knowledge/ignorance.
7. To put into words: articulate, communicate, declare, express, say, state, talk, tell, utter, vent, verbalize, vocalize, voice. Idioms: givetongueventvoiceto. See words.
8. To give expression to, as by gestures, facial aspects, or bodily posture: communicate, display, express, manifest. See show/hide.
9. To change the ownership of (property) by means of a legal document: cede, deed, grant, make over, sign over. Law alien, alienate, assign, transfer. See give/take/reciprocity, law.

v

Definition: express message
Antonyms: keep secret, refrain, withhold

v

Definition: transport
Antonyms: hold, keep, maintain, retain

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In the law of real property, to transfer property from one to another; in its widest sense, it means the "transfer of property or the title to property from one person to another by means of a written instrument and other formalities." 47 S.E. 784, 787. Compare alienation. See also grant.

IN BRIEF: To carry, move or transport.

A truck was usually used to convey the goods to the store.

Tutor's tip: I wanted to "convey" (to communicate) my best wishes to the Admiral, but he was at the head of the "convoy" (a protected group of vehicles, such as ships) and I could not get near him.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - transportere, give, gengive, overføre, tilskøde

Nederlands (Dutch)
overbrengen, vervoeren, eigendomsrecht overdragen

Français (French)
v. tr. - transmettre, communiquer, exprimer, faire savoir à qn, traduire (une impression, des images), transporter, acheminer, (Jur) transmettre (une propriété, etc)

Deutsch (German)
v. - befördern, vermitteln, übermitteln

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - μεταβιβάζω, μεταφέρω, διαβιβάζω, κομίζω, αποδίδω (νόημα), εκφράζω, (νομ.) εκχωρώ, μεταγράφω

Italiano (Italian)
trasportare, esprimere, trasmettere, comunicare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - transportar, comunicar, transferir (propriedade)

Русский (Russian)
доставлять, означать, передавать, сообщать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - transportar, acarrear, llevar, sugerir, traspasar, transmitir, comunicar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - föra, medföra, överbringa, framföra, leda (vatten mm), meddela, överlåta (jur.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
搬运, 转让, 传达

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 搬運, 轉讓, 傳達

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 나르다, 의미 등을 전달하다, 양도하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 運ぶ, 伝える, 伝達する, 譲渡する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) حمل, نقل, أوصل, بلغ, نقل ملكيه عقار‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮מסר, העביר‬

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