All 9 Uses of
convey
in
The Time Machine
- I had some considerable difficulty in conveying my meaning.
Chpt 4 *conveying = expressing
- 'I am afraid I cannot convey the peculiar sensations of time travelling.†
Chpt 3
- I wasted some time in futile questionings, conveyed, as well as I was able, to such of the little people as came by.†
Chpt 5
- I don't know how to convey their expression to you.†
Chpt 5
- Their sentences were usually simple and of two words, and I failed to convey or understand any but the simplest propositions.†
Chpt 5
- 'And here I must admit that I learned very little of drains and bells and modes of conveyance, and the like conveniences, during my time in this real future.†
Chpt 5
- I was sensible of much which was unseen, and which contributed to my comfort; but save for a general impression of automatic organization, I fear I can convey very little of the difference to your mind.†
Chpt 5
- 'I cannot convey the sense of abominable desolation that hung over the world.†
Chpt 11
- It would be hard to convey the stillness of it.†
Chpt 11
Definitions:
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(1)
(convey as in: convey her thoughts) communicate or express
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(2)
(convey as in: convey title to the property) to give or transfer -- especially legal title
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(3)
(convey as in: convey her safely to) transportToday, this sense of convey is seldom seen outside of historic literature.
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(4)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely (and then probably in classic literature), conveyance can refer to a carriage or other means of transportation.