convey
conveyed; conveying; conveys
When you convey something, you carry or deliver it. Little Red Riding Hood conveyed a basket of muffins to her grandmother. Your sad smile might convey more about your feelings than words ever could.
You can also convey a message or information, which means that you communicate it to someone directly or indirectly through your words or actions. In law, the word convey means to transfer or pass property to someone. This verb is from Middle English conveyen, from Old French conveier, ultimately from the Latin prefix com-, "together," plus via, "way."
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transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
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wash up
carry somewhere (of water or current or waves)
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pipe in
bring in through pipes
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bring in
transmit
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retransmit
transmit again
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transfer to another
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synonyms:
communicate, transmit
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communicate, pass, pass along, pass on, put across
transmit information
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implant, plant
put firmly in the mind
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send a message
give or constitute a signal, not necessarily verbally
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relay
pass along
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get across, put over
communicate successfully
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bespeak, call for, quest, request
express the need or desire for; ask for
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acknowledge, receipt
report the receipt of
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carry
pass on a communication
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deliver, render, return
pass down
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message
send as a message
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message
send a message to
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type of:
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transfer
move from one place to another
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take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
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fetch
take away or remove
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transit
cause or enable to pass through
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ferry
transport from one place to another
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bring back, return, take back
bring back to the point of departure
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tube
convey in a tube
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whisk
move somewhere quickly
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carry, channel, conduct, impart, transmit
transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
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land
bring ashore
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ground, run aground, strand
bring to the ground
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wash up
carry somewhere (of water or current or waves)
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pipe in
bring in through pipes
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bring in
transmit
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retransmit
transmit again
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strand
drive (a vessel) ashore
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serve as a means for expressing something
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measure, quantify
express as a number or measure or quantity
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gauge
measure precisely and against a standard
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scale
measure with or as if with scales
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meter
measure with a meter
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pace, step
measure (distances) by pacing
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clock, time
measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time
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fathom, sound
measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
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titrate
measure by (the volume or concentration of solutions) by titration
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plumb
measure the depth of something
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librate, weigh
determine the weight of
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type of:
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communicate, intercommunicate
transmit thoughts or feelings
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go or come after and bring or take back
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Antonyms:
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bear away, bear off, carry away, carry off, take away
remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
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retrieve
run after, pick up, and bring to the master
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retrieve
go for and bring back
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deliver
bring to a destination, make a delivery
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misdeliver
deliver to the wrong address
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process, serve, swear out
deliver a warrant or summons to someone
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discharge, drop, drop off, put down, set down, unload
leave or unload
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consign
send to an address
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type of:
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channel, channelise, channelize, transfer, transmit, transport
send from one person or place to another
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bear away, bear off, carry away, carry off, take away
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make known; pass on, of information“She conveyed the message to me”
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give thanks, thank
express gratitude or show appreciation to
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hint, suggest
drop a hint; intimate by a hint
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say
communicate or express nonverbally
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look
convey by one's expression
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flash
make known or cause to appear with great speed
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breathe
manifest or evince
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evince, express, show
give expression to
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intend, mean
mean or intend to express or convey
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sneer
express through a scornful smile
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represent, stand for, symbolise, symbolize, typify
express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
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acknowledge, recognise, recognize
express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for
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adumbrate, insinuate, intimate
give to understand
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clue in
provide someone with a clue
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connote, imply
express or state indirectly
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burst out
give sudden release to an expression
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evoke, paint a picture, suggest
call to mind
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imply
suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic
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signify
convey or express a meaning
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import, spell
indicate or signify
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give
manifest or show
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exude
make apparent by one's mood or behavior
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give vent, vent, ventilate
give expression or utterance to
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aim
direct (a remark) toward an intended goal
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articulate, formulate, give voice, phrase, word
put into words or an expression
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accent, accentuate, emphasise, emphasize, punctuate, stress
stress; single out as important
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advert, allude, touch
make a more or less disguised reference to
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aim, drive, get
move into a desired direction of discourse
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menace
express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture
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beam
express with a beaming face or smile
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smile
express with a smile
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transmit a title or property
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type of:
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transfer
cause to change ownership
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transfer
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