All 10 Uses of
convey
in
The Bourne Identity
- I'll convey that to Verifications, sir.†
Chpt 4convey = communicate or express
- The birdlike expression on Gillette's face conveyed his astonishment.†
Chpt 15 *conveyed = communicated or expressed
- I'll convey what you've told me to our friend.†
Chpt 27 *convey = transport
- There were four police cars lined up in the circular drive, their roof lights revolving, conveying the aura of emergency.†
Chpt 6
- She continued to stare at him a moment longer, the tension inside her building, conveyed by her eyes.†
Chpt 9
- Here's our ultimatum, and we're holding you responsible for conveying it-otherwise you'll join Koenig and d'Amacourt.†
Chpt 17
- I'm in a position to convey it ...far better than I can an ultimatum.†
Chpt 17
- Stevens' expression conveyed the fact that the Medusa had been the subject of early White House confidential briefings.†
Chpt 19
- That was the image Bourne conveyed.†
Chpt 19
- "Certainly, monsieur," said the driver, nodding his head, then shrugging, his movements conveying the fad that his passengers were, indeed, a cautious couple.†
Chpt 21
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.