convey
1. make known;
pass on, of information (Freq. 9)
- She conveyed the message to me
• Derivationally related forms:
conveyor, conveyance
• Hypernyms:
impart, leave, give, pass on
• Hyponyms:
thank, give thanks, hint, suggest, say,
look, flash, breathe, express, show, evince,
mean, intend
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
- They convey the information to them
2. serve as a means for expressing something (Freq. 8)
- The painting of Mary carries motherly love
- His voice carried a lot of anger
• Syn:
carry, express
• Derivationally related forms:
expressible (for: express), expressive (for: express), carry (for: carry)
• Hypernyms:
communicate, intercommunicate
• Hyponyms:
quantify, measure
• Verb Group:
impart, conduct, transmit, carry, channel
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
3. transfer to another
- communicate a disease
• Syn:
transmit, communicate
• Derivationally related forms:
communication (for: communicate), transmissible (for: transmit), transmission (for: transmit), transmitter (for: transmit)
• Hypernyms:
transfer
• Hyponyms:
communicate, pass on, pass, pass along, put across
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
- They convey the parcel to their parents
4. transmit a title or property
• Derivationally related forms:
conveyable, conveying, conveyance
• Topics:
law, jurisprudence
• Hypernyms:
transfer
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s to somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody something
5. 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
• See Also:
bring forward (for: bring), bring down (for: bring), bring up (for: bring), bring on (for: bring), bring out (for: bring)
• Derivationally related forms:
conveyer, conveyance
• Hypernyms:
transport, carry
• Hyponyms:
fetch, transit, ferry, return, take back,
bring back, tube, whisk, impart, conduct, transmit,
carry, channel, land
• Verb Group:
bring, get, fetch
• Entailment:
come, come up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s something PP
6. 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 (for: bring)
• Derivationally related forms:
conveyance
• Hypernyms:
transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise
• Hyponyms:
retrieve, deliver
• Verb Group:
bring, take
• Entailment:
come, come up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
7. transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
- Sound carries well over water
- The airwaves carry the sound
- Many metals conduct heat
• Syn:
impart, conduct, transmit, carry, channel
• Derivationally related forms:
channel (for: channel), carrier (for: carry), carry (for: carry), transmission (for: transmit), transmittal (for: transmit), conductive (for: conduct), conduction (for: conduct), conductor (for: conduct)
• Hypernyms:
bring, take
• Hyponyms:
wash up, pipe in, bring in, retransmit
• Verb Group:
carry, express
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
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