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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 ]


  Convey \Con*vey"\, v. i.
     To play the thief; to steal. [Cant]
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           But as I am Crack, I will convey, crossbite, and cheat
           upon Simplicius.                         --Marston.
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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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Convey \Con*vey"\, v. i.
     To play the thief; to steal. [Cant]
  
           But as I am Crack, I will convey, crossbite, and cheat
           upon Simplicius.                         --Marston.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  convey
       v 1: make known; pass on, of information [syn: impart]
       2: serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of
          Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot af
          anger" [syn: carry, express]
       3: transfer to another; "communicate a disease" [syn: 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: conduct, transmit, 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, 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, fetch] [ant: take
          away]

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


  convey
     Αγγλικά vb.
     μεταφέρω

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


  convey
     vb.
     To move (something) from one place to another.

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


  convey
     vb.
     To move (something) from one place to another.

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


  convey
     vb.
     To move (something) from one place to another.

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


  convey
     vb.
     To move (something) from one place to another.

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


  convey
     Englanti vb.
     1 välittää, ilmaista
     2 kuljettaa

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


  convey
     Engelska vb.
     1 förmedla, agera som mellanhand
     2 (tagg ålderdomligt språk=en) transportera, forsla; leda
     3 bibringa, ge
     4 låta förstå
     5 (tagg juridik språk=en) överlåta

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  convey /kənvˈeɪ/
  inlewer, oordra

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


  Convey /kənvˈeɪ/
  إحمل

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  convey //kənˈveɪ// 
  1. превозвам, нося, прена́сям
  to carry
  2. предавам
  to communicate
  3. местя
  to move (something) from one place to another
  4. прехвърлям
  to transfer legal rights