English Explanatory Dictionary

convey

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To move (something) from one place to another.
  2. To take or carry (someone) from one place to another.
  3. To communicate; to make known; to portray.
  4. To transfer legal rights (to).
  5. To manage with privacy; to carry out.
  6. To carry or take away secretly; to steal; to thieve.

Pronunciation

/kənˈveɪ/ en-us-convey.ogg

Word forms

convey conveys conveying conveyed

Etymology

From Middle English conveien, from Old French conveier (French convoyer), from Vulgar Latin *convio, from Classical Latin via (“way”). Compare convoy.

Synonyms

accompany conduct escort carry transport port express send relay impart

Related words

convoy

Derived words

conveyability conveyable conveyal conveyance conveyee conveyer conveyor misconvey reconvey unconveyable unconveyed

Translations

Arabic: نَقَلَ Belarusian: абво́зіць Belarusian: абве́зці Bulgarian: нося Bulgarian: прена́сям Bulgarian: превозвам Chinese Mandarin: 傳遞 /传递 Chinese Mandarin: 輸送 /输送 Czech: dopravit Czech: přepravit Dutch: overdragen Finnish: välittää Finnish: kuljettaa French: transporter Galician: transportar Georgian: გადატანა Georgian: გადაყვანა German: befördern Ancient Greek: κομίζω Hebrew: הוביל Hebrew: העביר Hungarian: szállít Irish: iompair Italian: trasportare Japanese: 運ぶ Japanese: 運搬する Māori: whakawhiti Polish: przewozić Polish: przewieźć Portuguese: transportar Romanian: transporta Romanian: căra Russian: переноси́ть Russian: перенести́ Russian: перевози́ть Russian: перевезти́ Russian: транспорти́ровать Sanskrit: वहति Sicilian: purtari Sicilian: traspurtari Slovak: dopraviť Slovak: prepraviť Spanish: trasladar Spanish: transladar Swedish: transportera Turkish: aktarmak
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