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- pronunciation:
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verb |
| inflections: |
conveys, conveying, conveyed |
| definition 1: |
"Convey" means to carry or transport people or things from one place to another. If your dad conveys you to school, your dad transports you to school, probably in his car. If you convey a package to your neighbors' house, you carry it over to them. If a taxi conveys passengers to their destination, the taxi takes them there.
The boat conveyed the tourists to a small island with a beautiful beach.Large trucks convey goods all over the country.- synonyms:
- transfer, transport
- similar words:
- bear, bring, cart, deliver, empty, fetch, haul, move, take, transmit
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| definition 2: |
"Convey" means to communicate or express something, like a particular meaning or emotion. If your face conveys your excitement, it shows to other people that you are excited. If your words convey your meaning well, other people can clearly understand what you mean.
The man's face conveyed no emotion, so nobody knew what he was feeling.The dog's excited barking conveyed how glad it was that its owner was finally home.I'm not sure that this sentence really conveys your meaning. Maybe you should write it in another way.- synonyms:
- communicate, express
- similar words:
- relate, reveal
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| related words: |
conduct, distribute, give, import, pass, say, send, transmit |
| derivation: |
conveyable (adj.) |
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