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convey (something)

1. To communicate something to someone, typically on behalf of someone else who is absent. I know you can't come to the funeral, so I'll convey your condolences. Please convey my love to Steve if you see him! Grandma and Grandpa must be fighting if you were asked to convey a message between them.
2. To cause someone to understand something. She was really able to convey her character's feelings of grief in that scene—I was very impressed. A: "I hope I was able to convey my fears to my son." B: "Even if you did, you can't control what decision he makes, unfortunately." Those two couldn't convey a believable love story if they tried—they have absolutely no chemistry!
3. To physically transport something. Whoa, this van isn't big enough to convey all those boxes you have. Did you honestly think you'd be able to convey your life's possessions cross-country in that little hatchback of yours? I need someone to convey all these envelopes to the mailroom.
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convey (something) from (someone or something)

1. To communicate something to someone, typically on behalf of someone else who is absent. Will you please convey condolences from me when you go to the funeral? You conveyed your fears from your heart. Unfortunately, though, you can't control what decision your son makes. You were asked to convey a message from Grandma to Grandpa? Yikes, guess they're fighting again.
2. To physically transport something. Whoa, this van isn't big enough to convey all of your boxes from here to Main Street, let alone all the way to the West Coast! Did you honestly think you'd be able to convey your life's possessions from Maine to Montana in that little hatchback of yours? I need someone to convey all these envelopes from HR to the mailroom.
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convey (something) from (someone or sth) to (someone or sth)

1. To communicate something to someone, typically on behalf of someone else who is absent. Will you please convey condolences from me to Hope when you go to the funeral? You conveyed your fears from your heart to your son. Unfortunately, though, you can't control what decision he makes. You were asked to convey a message from Grandma to Grandpa? Yikes, guess they're fighting again.
2. To physically transport something. Whoa, this van isn't big enough to convey all of your boxes from here to Main Street, let alone all the way to the West Coast! Did you honestly think you'd be able to convey your life's possessions from Maine to Montana in that little hatchback of yours? I need someone to convey all these envelopes from HR to the mailroom.
See also: convey, to

convey (something) to (someone or something)

1. To communicate something to someone, typically on behalf of someone else who is absent. Will you please convey my condolences to Hope when you go to the funeral? Please convey my love to Steve if you see him! You were asked to convey a message to Grandpa from Grandma? Yikes, guess they're fighting again.
2. To physically transport something. Whoa, this van isn't big enough to convey all of your boxes to Main Street, let alone all the way to the West Coast! Did you honestly think you'd be able to convey your life's possessions to the Midwest in that little hatchback of yours? I need someone to convey all these envelopes to the mailroom.
See also: convey, to
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2024 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

convey something (from someone or something) (to someone or something)

to carry or transport something from someone or something to someone, something, or some place. I conveyed the box from the table to the basement. Please convey every good wish from those of us in the Midwest to those on the East Coast. Would you convey my blessings to the newlyweds?

Give my best to someone

 and All the best to someone.
Please convey my good wishes to a particular person. (The someone can be a person's name or a pronoun. See also Say hello to someone (for me).) Alice: Good-bye, Fred. Give my best to your mother. Fred: Sure, Alice. Good-bye. Tom: See you, Bob. Bob: Give my best to Jane. Tom: I sure will. Bye. Bill: Bye, Rachel. All the best to your family. Rachel: Thanks. Bye.
See also: best, give, to
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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