con·ceive (k n-s v )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·ceiv  a·bili·ty, con·ceiva·ble·ness n.con·ceiv a·ble adj.con·ceiv a·bly adv.con·ceiv er n. |
conceive [kənˈsiːv]
vb
1. (when intr, foll by of; when tr, often takes a clause as object) to have an idea (of); imagine; think
2. (tr; takes a clause as object or an infinitive) to hold as an opinion; believe
3. (tr) to develop or form, esp in the mind she conceived a passion for music
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) to become pregnant with (young)
5. (tr) Rare to express in words
[from Old French conceivre, from Latin concipere to take in, from capere to take]
conceiver n
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| Verb | 1. | conceive - have the idea for; "He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients"; "This library was well conceived" create by mental act, create mentally - create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands design - conceive or fashion in the mind; invent; "She designed a good excuse for not attending classes that day" preconceive - conceive beforehand; "a preconceived notion" |
| 2. | conceive - judge or regard; look upon; judge; "I think he is very smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior" hold - remain committed to; "I hold to these ideas" pass judgment, evaluate, judge - form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" rethink - change one's mind; "He rethought his decision to take a vacation" think - dispose the mind in a certain way; "Do you really think so?" look upon, regard as, repute, take to be, esteem, look on, think of - look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He is reputed to be intelligent" feel - have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude; "She felt small and insignificant"; "You make me feel naked"; "I made the students feel different about themselves" | |
| 3. | conceive - become pregnant; undergo conception; "She cannot conceive"; "My daughter was conceived in Christmas Day" superfetate - conceive when a fetus is already present in the uterus change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" |
conceive
verb
1. imagine, envisage, comprehend, visualize, think, believe, suppose, fancy, appreciate, grasp, apprehend We now cannot conceive of a world without electricity.
2. think up, form, produce, create, develop, design, project, purpose, devise, formulate, contrive I began to conceive a plan of attack.
3. become pregnant, get pregnant, become impregnated Women should give up alcohol before they plan to conceive.
Translations
conceive
vt
child → empfangen
(= imagine) → sich (dat) → denken or vorstellen; idea, plan → haben; novel → die Idee haben zu; it was originally conceived as quite a different sort of book → ursprünglich war das Buch ganz anders geplant or konzipiert (geh); the idea was conceived in a Paris café → die Idee (dazu) wurde in einem Pariser Café geboren; the way he conceives his role → seine Vorstellung or Auffassung von seiner Rolle; she conceives it to be her duty → sie erachtet (geh) → or betrachtet es als ihre Pflicht; I can’t conceive why → ich verstehe or begreife nicht, warum
to conceive a dislike for somebody/something → eine Abneigung gegen jdn/etw entwickeln; to conceive a passion for somebody/something → seine Leidenschaft für jdn/etw entdecken
vi (woman) → empfangen
conceive [kənˈsiːv]
conceive [kənˈsiːv]
1. vt (child, idea) → concepire
2. vi to conceive of sth/of doing sth → immaginare qc/di fare qc
conceive [kənˈsiːv]
1. vt (child, idea) → concepire
2. vi to conceive of sth/of doing sth → immaginare qc/di fare qc
v conceive [kənˈsiːv]
1 to form (an idea etc) in the mind. bedink, uitdink يُكَوِّنُ فِكْرَةً في عَقْلِهِ скроявам pojmout udtænke; finde på ersinnen συλλαμβάνω concebir (mõttes) kavandama اندیشیدن muodostaa käsitys jostakin concevoir לְהֲגוֹת कोई विचार बनाना zamisliti, koncipirati kigondol memikirkan hugsa upp concepire ～と考える 착상하다 suvokti nodomāt; iecerēt memikirkan finne på, tenke ut pomyśleć, wymyślić conceber a concepe замышлять zmocniť sa zamisliti si smisliti tänka ut, hitta på คิด tasarlamak, kurmak 想出(主意) задумувати; складати ذہن میں تصور لانا quan niệm 构想出（主意）
2 to imagine I can't conceive why you did that. begryp, verstaan يَتَخَيَّل، يَتَصَوَّر измислям pochopit tænke sig; forestille sig; fatte begreifen φαντάζομαι entender kujutlema تصور کردن käsittää comprendre לִתפוֹס कल्पना करना zamisliti felfog (vmit) membayangkan ímynda sér immaginare 想像する 상상하다 įsivaizduoti, suprasti iedomāties; aptvert membayangkan zich voorstellen tenke seg, forestille seg pojmować imaginar a înţelege представлять pochopiť razumeti zamisliti föreställa sig, fatta จินตนาการ düşünmek, aklı almak 想像 збагнути, зрозуміти تصور کرنا tưởng tượng 想象
3 (of a woman) to become pregnant. swanger word تَحْبَلُ (المَرأه)، تحمل забременявам otěhotnět undfange; blive gravid ein Kind empfangen συλλαμβάνω, μένω έγκυος concebir rasedaks jääma آبستن شدن tulla raskaaksi concevoir לְהֵרוֹת गर्भवती होना začeti, zatrudnjeti teherbe esik mengandung verða barnshafandi concepire 妊娠する 임신하다 pastoti kļūt grūtai mengandung zwanger worden unnfange, bli gravid począć conceber a rămâne însărcinată забеременеть otehotnieť zanositi zatrudneti bli med barn ตั้งครรภ์ hamile/gebe kalmak 懷孕 зачати حاملہ ہونا thụ thai 开始怀（胎儿）怀孕
adj conˈceivable
able to be imagined or thought of. begryplik, denkbaar, verstaanbaar, versinbaar4 مُمْكِن إدراكُه أو تَصَوُّرُه въобразим představitelný tænkelig; mulig vorstellbar νοητός concebible mõeldav قابل تصور؛ پندار پذیر ajateltavissa oleva concevable עוֹלֶה עַל הַדָעָת कल्पनीय, सोचने योग्य zamišljiv elképzelhető terbayangkan hugsanlegur concepibile, immaginabile 考えられる 생각, 상상할 수 있는 įsivaizduojamas, suvokiamas iedomājams; aptverams; iespējams boleh membayangkan denkbaar tenkelig, mulig wyobrażalny, do pomyślenia concebível de conceput постижимый predstaviteľný mogoč zamisliv begriplig, upptänklig ที่สามารถเข้าใจได้ düşünülebilir, akla uygun 可想像的 мислимий; збагненний قابل ادراک có thể hiểu được 可想象的
adv conˈceivably
denklik, moontlik, allig; begryplikerwys بصورة قابلة للأدراك може би myslitelně tænkeligt; muligt vorstellbar νοητά de forma concebible mõeldavasti بطور قابل تصور ymmärrettävästi de façon concevable כְּפִי שֶׁאֶפשָׁר לַעֲלוֹת עַל הַדַעַת कल्पनापूर्वक eventualno, možda elképzelhetőleg terbayangkan hugsanlega possibilmente おそらく 상상할 수 있게 galimas daiktas, galbūt aptverami; iespējami dengan membayangkan mogelijk tenkelig, mulig możliwie, prawdopodobnie possivelmente de conceput постижимо predstaviteľne mogoče zamislivo begripligt, upptänkligt อย่างเข้าใจได้ belki, muhtemelen 可想象地 припустимо; збагненно ادراکی طور پر có thể hình dung được 可想象地
conceive is spelt with -ei- .
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