All 3 Uses of
convey
in
Candide
- When the Bulgarians retired, my dear sister could not be found; but my mother, my father, and myself, with two maid-servants and three little boys all of whom had been slain, were put in a hearse, to be conveyed for interment to a chapel belonging to the Jesuits, within two leagues of our family seat.†
Chpt 15
- However, since you absolutely wish to depart, I shall give orders to my engineers to construct a machine that will convey you very safely.†
Chpt 18 *
- The mathematicians took their leave after conveying them to a place of safety, and Candide had no other desire, no other aim, than to present his sheep to Miss Cunegonde.†
Chpt 18 *
Definitions:
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(convey as in: convey her safely to) transporteditor's notes: Today, this sense of convey is seldom seen outside of historic literature.
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(convey as in: convey her thoughts) communicate or express