convey

Pronunciation: /kənˈveɪ/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb make known; pass on, of information
  2. verb serve as a means for expressing something
  3. verb transfer to another

Etymology

From Middle English conveien, from Old French conveier (French convoyer), from Vulgar Latin *convio, from Classical Latin via (“way”). Compare convoy.

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
impart
Narrower (hyponyms)
thank, express, mean, hint, breathe, look

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