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convey

/kənˈveɪ/kuhn-VAY
/kənˈveɪ/kuhn-VAY

Meaningto bring on the way

Common meaning: to carry

Other meanings: to make known

‘with, together’ + ‘a road, way’ → convey

Journey through time

  1. Latinvia‘a road, way’
  2. Old Frenchconveiersource
  3. Middle Englishconueiensource
  4. Englishconvey‘to carry’ · today

con- also in: convexconcaveconcealconcedeconcern

vey also in: envoyvoyagedeviateobvioustrivial

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin via ‘a road, way’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry via, p. 1984 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry TRIVIAL, p. 663 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • via Latin “a road, way”

Related words

deviateenvoyobviousprevioustrivialvoyage

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