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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (7)

1. make known; pass on, of information;
- Example: "She conveyed the message to me"

2. serve as a means for expressing something;
- Example: "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"
- Example: "His voice carried a lot of anger"
[syn: carry, convey, express]

3. transfer to another;
- Example: "communicate a disease"
[syn: convey, transmit, communicate]

4. transmit a title or property;

5. transmit or serve as the medium for transmission;
- Example: "Sound carries well over water"
- Example: "The airwaves carry the sound"
- Example: "Many metals conduct heat"
[syn: impart, conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel]

6. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere;
- Example: "Bring me the box from the other room"
- Example: "Take these letters to the boss"
- Example: "This brings me to the main point"
[syn: bring, convey, take]

7. go or come after and bring or take back;
- Example: "Get me those books over there, please"
- Example: "Could you bring the wine?"
- Example: "The dog fetched the hat"
[syn: bring, get, convey, fetch]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Convey \Con*vey"\, v. i. To play the thief; to steal. [Cant] [1913 Webster] But as I am Crack, I will convey, crossbite, and cheat upon Simplicius. --Marston. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Convey \Con*vey"\ (k[o^]n*v[=a]"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Conveyed (k[o^]n*v[=a]d"); p. pr. & vb. n. Conveying.] [OF. conveir, convoier, to escort, convoy, F. convoyer, LL. conviare, fr. L. con- + via way. See Viaduct, Voyage, and cf. Convoy.] 1. To carry from one place to another; to bear or transport. [1913 Webster] I will convey them by sea in floats. --1 Kings v. 9. [1913 Webster] Convey me to my bed, then to my grave. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To cause to pass from one place or person to another; to serve as a medium in carrying (anything) from one place or person to another; to transmit; as, air conveys sound; words convey ideas. [1913 Webster] 3. To transfer or deliver to another; to make over, as property; more strictly (Law), to transfer (real estate) or pass (a title to real estate) by a sealed writing. [1913 Webster] The Earl of Desmond . . . secretly conveyed all his lands to feoffees in trust. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 4. To impart or communicate; as, to convey an impression; to convey information. [1913 Webster] Men fill one another's heads with noise and sound, but convey not thereby their thoughts. --Locke. [1913 Webster] 5. To manage with privacy; to carry out. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] I . . . will convey the business as I shall find means. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 6. To carry or take away secretly; to steal; to thieve. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 7. To accompany; to convoy. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Syn: To carry; transport; bear; transmit; transfer. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

convey v 1: make known; pass on, of information; "She conveyed the message to me" 2: serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot of anger" [syn: carry, convey, express] 3: transfer to another; "communicate a disease" [syn: convey, transmit, communicate] 4: transmit a title or property 5: transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat" [syn: impart, conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel] 6: take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point" [syn: bring, convey, take] 7: go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat" [syn: bring, get, convey, fetch] [ant: bear away, bear off, carry away, carry off, take away]