conceivable

con·ceive  (kn-sv)

v. con·ceived, con·ceiv·ing, con·ceives

v.tr.

1. To become pregnant with (offspring).

2. To form or develop in the mind; devise: conceive a plan to increase profits.

3. To apprehend mentally; understand: couldn't conceive the meaning of that sentence.

4. To be of the opinion that; think: didn't conceive such a tragedy could occur.

5. To begin or originate in a specific way: a political movement conceived in the ferment of the 1960s.

v.intr.

1. To form or hold an idea: Ancient peoples conceived of the earth as flat.

2. To become pregnant.

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[Middle English conceiven, from Old French concevoir, conceiv-, from Latin concipere : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + capere, to take; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]

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con·ceiva·bili·ty, con·ceiva·ble·ness n.

con·ceiva·ble adj.

con·ceiva·bly adv.

con·ceiver n.

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conceivable [kənˈsiːvəb^əl]

adj

capable of being understood, believed, or imagined; possible

conceivability , conceivableness n

conceivably  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

conceivable - capable of being imagined; "that is one possible answer" imaginable thinkable - capable of being conceived or imagined or considered

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conceivable

adjective imaginable, possible, credible, believable, thinkable It is just conceivable that a single survivor may be found.
incredible, unbelievable, unthinkable, inconceivable, unimaginable

Translations

conceivable [kənˈsiːvəbl] ADJ → imaginable, concebible

conceivable [kənˈsiːvəb^əl] adj [kind, type] → concevable
in every conceivable way → de toutes les façons possibles et imaginables
there is no conceivable reason why ...
There is no conceivable reason why there should be any difficulty → Aucune raison ne laisse imaginer qu'il pourrait y avoir des difficultés.
it is conceivable that ... → il est concevable que ...

conceivable

adj → denkbar, vorstellbar; it is hardly conceivable that … → es ist kaum denkbar, dass …, man kann sich (dat) → kaum vorstellen, dass …; it’s not conceivable that she would have gone without us → ich kann mir nicht vorstellen, dass sie ohne uns gegangen ist

conceivable [kənˈsiːvəbl] adj → concepibile
it is conceivable that ... → può anche darsi che...

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conceivable [kənˈsiːvəbl] adj → concepibile
it is conceivable that ... → può anche darsi che...