The difference between Convey and Express

When used as verbs, convey means to move (something) from one place to another, whereas express means to convey or communicate.

Express is also noun with the meaning: a mode of transportation, often a train, that travels quickly or directly.

Express is also adjective with the meaning: moving or operating quickly, as a train not making local stops.

check bellow for the other definitions of Convey and Express

  1. Convey as a verb:

    To move (something) from one place to another.

    Examples:

    "Air conveys sound. Water is conveyed through the pipe."

  2. Convey as a verb (dated):

    To take or carry (someone) from one place to another.

  3. Convey as a verb:

    To communicate; to make known; to portray.

    Examples:

    "to convey an impression; to convey information"

  4. Convey as a verb (legal):

    To transfer legal rights (to).

    Examples:

    "He conveyed ownership of the company to his daughter."

  5. Convey as a verb (obsolete):

    To manage with privacy; to carry out.

  6. Convey as a verb (obsolete):

    To carry or take away secretly; to steal; to thieve.

  1. Express as an adjective (not comparable):

    Moving or operating quickly, as a train not making local stops.

  2. Express as an adjective (comparable):

    Specific or precise; directly and distinctly stated; not merely implied.

    Examples:

    "I gave him express instructions not to begin until I arrived, but he ignored me."

    "This book cannot be copied without the express permission of the publisher."

  3. Express as an adjective:

    Truly depicted; exactly resembling.

    Examples:

    "In my eyes it bore a livelier image of the spirit, it seemed more express and single, than the imperfect and divided countenance."

  4. Express as an adjective (retail):

    Providing a more limited but presumably faster service than a full or complete dealer of the same kind or type.

    Examples:

    "The Pizza Hut inside Target isn't a full one: it's a Pizza Hut Express."

    "Some Wal-Mart stores will include a McDonald's Express."

    "The mall's selection of cell phone carriers includes a full AT&T store and a T-Mobile express."

  1. Express as a noun:

    A mode of transportation, often a train, that travels quickly or directly.

    Examples:

    "I took the express into town."

  2. Express as a noun:

    A service that allows mail or money to be sent rapidly from one destination to another.

  3. Express as a noun:

    An express rifle.

  4. Express as a noun (obsolete):

    A clear image or representation; an expression; a plain declaration.

  5. Express as a noun:

    A messenger sent on a special errand; a courier.

  6. Express as a noun:

    An express office.

  7. Express as a noun:

    That which is sent by an express messenger or message.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Eikon Basilike"

  1. Express as a verb (transitive):

    To convey or communicate; to make known or explicit.

    Examples:

    "Words cannot express the love I feel for him."

  2. Express as a verb (transitive):

    To press, squeeze out (especially said of milk).

  3. Express as a verb (biochemistry):

    To translate messenger RNA into protein.

  4. Express as a verb (biochemistry):

    To transcribe deoxyribonucleic acid into messenger RNA.

  1. Express as a noun (obsolete):

    The action of conveying some idea using words or actions; communication, expression.

  2. Express as a noun (obsolete):

    A specific statement or instruction.

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