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Convey: Definition, Examples, and Usage Guide (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：express clearly (convey)

convey 🔊

/kənˈveɪ/

vt.

To make your ideas, feelings, or information clear to someone else.

Convey meaning: two people talking and expressing ideas clearly

express clearly 🔊

➕

/ɪkˈspres ˈklɪrli/

vt.

To make thoughts, feelings, or information understandable to others through words, actions, or art.

📁 Category：Language Evolution 🔖 Level：intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'con-' (together) + 'via' (way), literally 'to go together with'.

💡 Mnemonic

Think of a 'conveyor belt' carrying items; similarly, words carry meaning from one mind to another.

📖 Example

A good artist can convey deep emotions through simple brushstrokes. 🔊 A good artist can convey deep emotions through simple brushstrokes.

🔗 Collocations

convey a message – transmit information or an idea

convey emotions – express feelings effectively

convey an idea – make a concept clear to others

🔄 Synonyms

communicate (v.) – To share or exchange information, thoughts, or feelings.

express (v.) – To show or make known a feeling, opinion, or fact.

transmit (v.) – To cause something to pass from one place or person to another.

🚫 Antonyms

conceal (v.) – To hide something from view or knowledge.

suppress (v.) – To prevent something from being expressed or known.

withhold (v.) – To keep something back or refuse to give it.

🌱 Derivatives

conveyance (n.) – The act of transporting or communicating something.

conveyor (n.) – A person or device that carries or transmits something.

conveyable (adj.) – Capable of being conveyed or communicated.

📖 Cultural Story

Originated from Old French 'conveier', from Latin 'conviare' (to accompany). The shift from physical accompaniment to communication occurred in the 16th century.

Meaning 2：carry or transport (convey)

convey 🔊

/kənˈveɪ/

vt.

To transport or carry something from one place to another.

Convey transport: moving truck carrying furniture on highway

carry or transport 🔊

➕

/ˈkæri ɔːr trænsˈpɔːrt/

vt.

To move something from one location to another, typically using a vehicle or channel.

📁 Category：Transportation & Travel 🔖 Level：intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

The new pipeline will convey clean water from the mountains to the villages in the valley. 🔊 The new pipeline will convey clean water from the mountains to the villages in the valley.

🔗 Collocations

convey goods – transport products from one place to another

convey luggage – carry baggage to a destination

convey materials – ship raw or finished materials via a system

🔄 Synonyms

transport (v.) – To take something from one place to another in a vehicle.

carry (v.) – To move something from one place to another while holding or supporting it.

transfer (v.) – To move something from one location to another.

🚫 Antonyms

retain (v.) – To keep something in place or refuse to move it.

hold (v.) – To keep something in one's possession without moving.

keep (v.) – To have or maintain something in a particular place.

🌱 Derivatives

conveyance (n.) – The act or process of transporting something.

conveyor (n.) – A mechanical system that moves items continuously.

conveyable (adj.) – Able to be transported or carried.