conceive (redirected from conceived)

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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conceive

Verb

[-ceiving, -ceived]

1. to imagine or think

2. to consider in a certain way: we must do what we conceive to be right

3. to form in the mind

4. to become pregnant [Latin concipere to take in]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	conceive - have the idea for; "He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients"; "This library was well conceived" conceptualise, conceptualize, gestate 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" discover, find - make a discovery, make a new finding; "Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle"
	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" think, believe, consider 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" consider, regard, view, reckon, see - deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"
	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"

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conceive

verb 1. imagine, envisage, comprehend, visualize, think, believe, suppose, fancy, appreciate, grasp, apprehend

verb 2. think up, form, produce, create, develop, design, project, purpose, devise, formulate, contrive

verb 3. become pregnant, get pregnant, become impregnated

Translations

conceive [kənˈsiːv] vt, vi → concebir;

to conceive of sth/of doing sth → imaginar algo/imaginarse haciendo algo

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conceive [kənˈsiːv] vt, vi → concevoir;

to conceive of sth/of doing sth → imaginer qch/de faire qch

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conceive [kənˈsiːv] vt (child) → empfangen;

(plan) → kommen auf +acc;

(policy) → konzipieren

vi → empfangen;

to conceive of sth → sich dat etw vorstellen;

to conceive of doing sth → sich dat vorstellen, etw zu tun

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conceive [kənˈsiːv] vt → concepire

vi → concepire un bambino;

to conceive of sth/of doing sth → immaginare qc/di fare qc

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conceive

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 構想出(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 想象 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 상상[]할 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 可想象的 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 아마 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- .