Word

convey, v.
(conveyed, conveying, conveys)
freq. cnt. 17

(of information) make known; pass on
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 9

convey

sample sentences

"She conveyed the message to me"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
They %s the information to them

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

conveyance conveyor

semantic pointers

hyponym

thank, give thanks suggest, hint say look flash breathe express, show, evince mean, intend

hypernym

give, impart, leave, pass on

serve as a means for expressing something
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 33 freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8

carry convey express

sample sentences

"The painting of Mary carries motherly love"
"His voice carried a lot of anger"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

expressive expressible

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

carry

semantic pointers

hyponym

measure, quantify

hypernym

communicate, intercommunicate

verb group

carry, transmit, conduct, channel, impart, convey

go or come after and bring or take back
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 67 freq. cnt.: 45 freq. cnt.: 19 freq. cnt.: 3

bring convey fetch get

sample sentences

"Get me those books over there, please"
"Could you bring the wine?"
"The dog fetched the hat"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

lexical pointers

antonym

take away

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

conveyance

semantic pointers

hypernym

transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise

entailment

come, come up

hyponym

retrieve retrieve deliver

verb group

bring, take, convey

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 154 freq. cnt.: 122 freq. cnt.: 32

bring convey take

sample sentences

"Bring me the box from the other room"
"Take these letters to the boss"
"This brings me to the main point"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
They %s the food to the people
They %s the people the food

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

lexical pointers

also see

bring forward bring down bring down bring up bring on bring out

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

conveyance conveyer conveyer

semantic pointers

verb group

get, bring, fetch, convey bring

hyponym

fetch transit ferry bring back, take back, return tube whisk carry, transmit, conduct, channel, impart, convey land

hypernym

carry, transport

entailment

come, come up

transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

carry channel conduct convey impart transmit