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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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.
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              I will convey them by sea in floats.  --1 Kings v.
                                                    9.
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              Convey me to my bed, then to my grave. --Shak.
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     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.
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     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.
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              The Earl of Desmond . . . secretly conveyed all his
              lands to feoffees in trust.           --Spenser.
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     4. To impart or communicate; as, to convey an impression; to
        convey information.
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              Men fill one another's heads with noise and sound,
              but convey not thereby their thoughts. --Locke.
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     5. To manage with privacy; to carry out. [Obs.]
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              I . . . will convey the business as I shall find
              means.                                --Shak.
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     6. To carry or take away secretly; to steal; to thieve.
        [Obs.]
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     7. To accompany; to convoy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
  
     Syn: To carry; transport; bear; transmit; transfer.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  conveying \conveying\ n.
     the act of transferring a property title from one person to
     another.
  
     Syn: conveyance, conveyance of title, conveyancing.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Convey \Con*vey"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Conveyed; 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.
  
              I will convey them by sea in fleats.  --1 Kings v.
                                                    9.
  
              Convey me to my bed, then to my grave. --Shak.
  
     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.
  
     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.
  
              The Earl of Desmond . . . secretly conveyed all his
              lands to feoffees in trust.           --Spenser.
  
     4. To impart or communicate; as, to convey an impression; to
        convey information.
  
              Men fill one another's heads with noise and sound,
              but convey not thereby their thoughts. --Locke.
  
     5. To manage with privacy; to carry out. [Obs.]
  
              I . . . will convey the business as I shall find
              means.                                --Shak.
  
     6. To carry or take away secretly; to steal; to thieve.
        [Obs.]
  
     7. To accompany; to convoy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
  
     Syn: To carry; transport; bear; transmit; trnsfer.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  conveying
       n : act of transferring property title from one person to
           another [syn: conveyance, conveyance of title, conveyancing]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  conveying
     vb.
     (present participle of en convey nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  conveying
     vb.
     (present participle of en convey nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  conveying
     vb.
     (present participle of en convey nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  conveying
     vb.
     (present participle of en convey nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  conveying
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm c onvey ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  conveying
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en convey ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb convey)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Conveying /kənvˈeɪɪŋ/
  الحمل

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  conveying /kənvˈeɪɪŋ/ 
  přepravující

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  conveying /kənvˈeɪɪŋ/ 
  dopravující

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  conveying /kənvˈeɪɪŋ/
  befördernd, transportierend, bringend
   see: convey sth., conveyed, conveys, conveyed, A carriage was waiting to convey her home., I'll be happy to convey the message.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  conveying /kənvˈeɪɪŋ/
  übereignend, als Eigentum übertragend
     Synonyms: transferring ownership, transferring the title, giving the title
  
   see: transfer ownership of sth. to sb., transfer the title of sth. to sb., convey sth. to sb., give sb. the title of sth., transferred ownership, transferred the title, conveyed, given the title
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  conveying /kənvˈeɪɪŋ/
  vermittelnd
   see: convey, conveyed
  

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/kənˈveɪɪŋ/

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     运输

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