CONVEY


Meaning of CONVEY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kən-ˈvā ]

transitive verb

( con·veyed ; con·vey·ing )

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French conveer to accompany, escort, from Vulgar Latin * conviare, from Latin com- + via way — more at way

Date: 14th century

1. obsolete : lead , conduct

2.

a. : to bear from one place to another ; especially : to move in a continuous stream or mass

b. : to impart or communicate by statement, suggestion, gesture, or appearance

struggling to convey his feelings

c.

(1) archaic : steal

(2) obsolete : to carry away secretly

d. : to transfer or deliver (as property) to another especially by a sealed writing

e. : to cause to pass from one place or person to another

convey a message

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.