The difference between Convey and Send

When used as verbs, convey means to move (something) from one place to another, whereas send means to make something (such as an object or message) go from one place to another.


Send is also noun with the meaning: an operation in which data is transmitted.

check bellow for the other definitions of Convey and Send

  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. Send as a verb (transitive):

    To make something (such as an object or message) go from one place to another.

    Examples:

    "Every day at two o'clock, he sends his secretary out to buy him a coffee."

    "to send a message, or a letter"

  2. Send as a verb (slang, dated):

    To excite, delight, or thrill (someone).

  3. Send as a verb:

    To bring to a certain condition.

  4. Send as a verb (intransitive):

    To dispatch an agent or messenger to convey a message, or to do an errand.

    Examples:

    "Seeing how ill she was, we sent for a doctor at once."

  5. Send as a verb:

    To cause to be or to happen; to bestow; to inflict; to grant; sometimes followed by a dependent proposition.

  6. Send as a verb (nautical):

    To pitch.

  1. Send as a noun (telecommunications):

    An operation in which data is transmitted.

  2. Send as a noun (nautical):

    Examples:

    "rfquotek W. C. Russell"