convey vs return

return vs convey

convey is not a noun while return is a noun.

convey and return both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
convey	No	No	Yes	No
return	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, return is a hyponym of convey; that is, return is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than convey:

convey: take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
return: bring back to the point of departure

Other hyponyms of convey include fetch, transit, ferry, bring back, take back, tube, whisk, carry, channel, conduct, convey, impart, transmit, land.

convey (noun)	return (noun)
	the act of going back to a prior location
	a coming to or returning home
	getting something back again
	a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player
	(American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
	a reciprocal group action
	the act of someone appearing again
	the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed
	document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
	a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
	happening again (especially at regular intervals)
	the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
	the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

convey (verb)	return (verb)
(of information) make known; pass on	go back to a previous state
serve as a means for expressing something	be restored
go or come after and bring or take back	go back to something earlier
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere	answer back
transmit or serve as the medium for transmission	submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority
transmit a title or property	pass down
transfer to another	make a return
	give or supply
	go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
	return to a previous position; in mathematics
	bring back to the point of departure
	pay back
	return in kind
	give back
	be inherited by
	elect again

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