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conceivably

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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.

[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.]

con·ceiva·bili·ty, con·ceiva·ble·ness n.
con·ceiva·ble adj.
con·ceiva·bly adv.
con·ceiver n.
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Adv.1.conceivably - within the realm of possibility; "the weather may conceivably change"
Translations
conceivably [kənˈsiːvəblɪ] ADV you may conceivably be rightes posible que tenga razón
it cannot conceivably be trueno es posible que sea verdad
more than one could conceivably needmás de lo que se podría imaginar como necesidad
conceivably [kənˈsiːvəbli] adv
He may conceivably be right → Il n'est pas impossible qu'il ait raison.
conceivably
adv she may conceivably be rightes ist durchaus denkbar, dass sie recht hat; will it happen? — conceivablywird das geschehen? — das ist durchaus denkbar
conceivably [kənˈsiːvəblɪ] adv he may conceivably be rightpuò anche darsi che abbia ragione
conceivably [kənˈsiːvəblɪ] adv he may conceivably be rightpuò anche darsi che abbia ragione


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I feared he would be shocked at finding me there, would consider my conduct incorrect, conceivably treat me with contempt.
Even the comfort of the bottle might conceivably fail him in this supreme crisis.
There was nothing in all this that could conceivably concern the tragedy in Miss Watson's face; and by a half conscious instinct, Father Brown turned again to the seeming lunatic grubbing about in the grass.
 
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