Conveyed
/kənˈveɪd/
Definitions
3 meaningsTo communicate or make known (an idea, feeling, or information) to another person or people.
/kənˈveɪd/
To communicate or transmit information, feelings, or ideas.
Her expression conveyed her sadness.
💡 Simply: Imagine you're telling a story, and you want to share a feeling like excitement. When you 'convey' that, you're making someone else feel that same excitement. It's like passing a secret or message to someone.
👶 For kids: To show or tell someone something, like how you feel or what you know.
More Examples
The message was clearly conveyed in the email.
The artist conveyed his emotions through his paintings.
The news reports conveyed the severity of the situation.
How It's Used
"The speaker conveyed a sense of urgency."
"The deed conveyed ownership of the property."
"The pipes conveyed water to the house."
To transport or carry to a place or person, typically by a means of transport.
/kənˈveɪd/
To transport or carry something from one place to another.
The train conveyed the passengers safely.
💡 Simply: Imagine a water pipe that brings water to your house. It's *conveying* water! Or picture a bus, it's *conveying* passengers from one place to another.
👶 For kids: To move something from one place to another.
More Examples
The truck conveyed the goods across the country.
The pipes conveyed water to the farm.
The conveyor belt conveyed the packages to the loading dock.
How It's Used
"The pipeline conveyed the oil."
"The conveyor belt conveyed the materials."
To transfer ownership or control of something, especially property, by means of a formal legal instrument.
/kənˈveɪd/
To transfer legal ownership of property.
The signed contract conveyed the ownership of the company.
💡 Simply: Imagine giving someone the rights to your house or land. When you 'convey' it, you're legally passing ownership over. It is like giving them the deed.
👶 For kids: To give something like a house or land to someone else, so it becomes theirs.
More Examples
The will conveyed her inheritance to her children.
The deed conveyed the property to the buyer at the closing.
The legal documents conveyed the land after the settlement.
How It's Used
"The deed conveyed the property to the buyer."
"The lawyer assisted in conveying the house to the new owners."
Synonyms
Carry
Communicate
Bring
Channel
Conduct
Alienate
Assign
Idioms & expressions
convey a sense of
To communicate a particular feeling or impression.
"Her painting conveyed a sense of peace."
convey the impression that
To give someone a particular feeling or belief about something.
"The speaker conveyed the impression that he knew everything."
From Middle English *conveien*, from Old French *conveier* 'to carry, transport', from Latin *convehere* 'to carry together, bring together', from *con-* 'together' + *vehere* 'to carry'.
The word 'convey' has been used for centuries, initially signifying the act of carrying or transporting. Over time, its meaning broadened to include the communication of ideas and feelings, as well as legal transfer of ownership.
Memory tip
Think of a conveyor belt – it carries things from one place to another. Conveyed means to carry meaning or information.
Practice
Word Origin
Root: vehere