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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of convey.

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Examples

  • In the case of the verb, to squash, the word conveys the sound made by a violent action.

    Learning to Die in Miami Carlos Eire 2010

  • While I just ordered the book from Amazon and have not yet read it, the title conveys the simple premise, the basic details are amply explored online, and the book is already a best-seller despite a near media blackout.

    Prosecute Bush For Murder 2008

  • So that the second use of the term conveys some sense of exceptionality, but far more of lack of conformity to human desires and expectations.

    Albert Durer T. Sturge Moore 1907

  • The only pathological idea the term conveys is that there is more inside the skull than it can conveniently hold.

    Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles 1893

  • Though not strictly analogous, the term conveys an idea of the relations that have hitherto obtained between Eastern and Western civilizations.

    The Interest of America in Sea Power, Present and Future 1877

  • The name conveys more than an unorthodox approach; it also carries a sense of heresy.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2012

  • Her gaze is direct, and despite all the distressed surface that surrounds her, her expression conveys both confidence and caution.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed R.M. VAUGHAN 2011

  • The instrumentation on 'Gilles écoute un disque de rap et fond en larmes' sounds like it could have been the soundtrack to a 90's James Bond film in another life, while the title conveys Malik's manifesto of intellectual and moving rap music.

    I V Y Paris News 2009

  • SOP in publishing, but can you explain what you mean when you say the choice of the term conveys a lack of understanding about the poor?

    Drudge Retort 2009

  • Technically they are, but the term conveys to me cuisines that are less familiar to Americans.

    Blog updates 2009

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