English hyphenation

Hyphenation of “conveyed”

The standard US-English hyphenation shown for conveyed is con-veyed, with 1 possible break point in this result.

US English hyphenation
con-veyed
2 segments1 break points
British English pattern result con-veyed The GB pattern set returns the same result for this word.
Wordconveyed
Hyphenationcon-veyed
Break points1
Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/kənˈveɪ/
Meaning & usage

What does “conveyed” mean?

conveyed: Transport or carry to a place.

Headwordconvey
Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/kənˈveɪ/
1
verb

Transport or carry to a place.

Example: “pipes were laid to convey water to the house”

2
verb

Transfer the title to (property)

Example: “no application for registration is required when the property is conveyed following a court order”

Synonyms:
cede devolve grant lease transfer give the right of give the title of
Word breaks

How “conveyed” is split

con·veyed

For US English, the hyphenation result is con-veyed. This gives 1 possible line-break point in the returned pattern. The British-English pattern set returns the same split.

Quick answers

Questions about “conveyed”

How do you hyphenate “conveyed”?

In the US-English result used here, conveyed is hyphenated as con-veyed.

Where can “conveyed” break at the end of a line?

The returned US pattern contains 1 possible break point.

What does “conveyed” mean?

Transport or carry to a place.

Can you use “conveyed” in a sentence?

“pipes were laid to convey water to the house”

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