HOW TO PRONOUNCE
convey
/kənˈveɪ/
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What does convey mean?
verb
- To move (something) from one place to another.
- To communicate; to make known; to portray.
- To transfer legal rights (to).
More meanings (3)
verb
- (dated) To take or carry (someone) from one place to another.
- (obsolete) To manage with privacy; to carry out.
- (obsolete) To carry or take away secretly; to steal; to thieve.
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IPA pronunciation
/kənˈveɪ/
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗Pronunciation varies by speaker and region. About these dictionary pronunciations.
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He would have to pilot his own craft, however, as these frail vessels are not intended to convey but a single person.
I desire to convey to you officially my assurance, that if your hesitation is attributable to that circumstance, it is uncalled for.
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It is difficult to convey a just idea of his gayety in connection with his dignity and gravity, which his name expressed.
Those writers know the values of their words and phrases, but to you the words and phrases convey other and uncertain values.
We still consider his revenue as consisting in this power of purchasing or consuming, and not in the pieces which convey it.