conceive (redirected from conceiving)

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

conceive [kənˈsiːv] vt, vi → concevoir;

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

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

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, uitdinkيُكَوِّنُ فِكْرَةً في عَقْلِهِскроявамpojmoutudtænke; finde påersinnenσυλλαμβάνωconcebir(mõttes) kavandamaاندیشیدنmuodostaa käsitys jostakinconcevoirלְהֲגוֹתकोई विचार बनानाzamisliti, koncipiratikigondolmemikirkanhugsa uppconcepire～と考える착상하다suvoktinodomāt; iecerētmemikirkanfinne på, tenke utpomyśleć, wymyślićconcebera concepeзамышлятьzmocniť sazamisliti sismislititänka ut, hitta påคิดtasarlamak, kurmak構想出(主意)задумувати; складатиذہن میں تصور لاناquan niệm构想出（主意）

2 to imagine I can't conceive why you did that.begryp, verstaanيَتَخَيَّل، يَتَصَوَّرизмислямpochopittænke sig; forestille sig; fattebegreifenφαντάζομαιentenderkujutlemaتصور کردنkäsittääcomprendreלִתפוֹסकल्पना करनाzamislitifelfog (vmit)membayangkanímynda sérimmaginare想像する상상하다įsivaizduoti, suprastiiedomāties; aptvertmembayangkanzich voorstellentenke seg, forestille segpojmowaćimaginara înţelegeпредставлятьpochopiťrazumetizamislitiföreställa sig, fattaจินตนาการdüşünmek, aklı almak想象збагнути, зрозумітиتصور کرناtưởng tượng想象

3 (of a woman) to become pregnant. swanger wordتَحْبَلُ ( المَرأه)، تحملзабременявамotěhotnětundfange; blive gravidein Kind empfangenσυλλαμβάνω, μένω έγκυοςconcebirrasedaks jäämaآبستن شدنtulla raskaaksiconcevoirלְהֵרוֹתगर्भवती होनाzačeti, zatrudnjetiteherbe esikmengandungverða barnshafandiconcepire妊娠する임신하다pastotikļūt grūtaimengandungzwanger wordenunnfange, bli gravidpocząćconcebera ră­mâne însărcinatăзабеременетьotehotnieťzanositizatrudnetibli med barnตั้งครรภ์hamile/gebe kalmak懷孕зачатиحاملہ ہوناthụ thai开始怀（胎儿）怀孕

adj conˈceivable

able to be imagined or thought of. begryplik, denkbaar, verstaanbaar, versinbaar4مُمْكِن إدراكُه أو تَصَوُّرُهвъобразимpředstavitelnýtænkelig; muligvorstellbarνοητόςconcebiblemõeldavقابل تصور؛ پندار پذیرajateltavissa olevaconcevableעוֹלֶה עַל הַדָעָתकल्पनीय, सोचने योग्यzamišljivelképzelhetőterbayangkanhugsanlegurconcepibile, immaginabile考えられる상상[]할 수 있는įsivaizduojamas, suvokiamasiedomājams; aptverams; iespējamsboleh membayangkandenkbaartenkelig, muligwyobrażalny, do pomyśleniaconcebívelde conceputпостижимыйpredstaviteľnýmogočzamislivbegriplig, upptänkligที่สามารถเข้าใจได้düşünülebilir, akla uygun可想象的мислимий; збагненнийقابل ادراکcó thể hiểu được可想象的

adv conˈceivably

denklik, moontlik, allig; begryplikerwysبصورة قابلة للأدراكможе биmyslitelnětænkeligt; muligtvorstellbarνοητάde forma concebiblemõeldavastiبطور قابل تصورymmärrettävästide façon concevableכְּפִי שֶׁאֶפשָׁר לַעֲלוֹת עַל הַדַעַתकल्पनापूर्वकeventualno, moždaelképzelhetőlegterbayangkanhugsanlegapossibilmenteおそらく아마galimas daiktas, galbūtaptverami; iespējamidengan membayangkanmogelijktenkelig, muligmożliwie, prawdopodobniepossivelmentede conceputпостижимоpredstaviteľnemogočezamislivobegripligt, upptänkligtอย่างเข้าใจได้belki, muhtemelen可想象地припустимо; збагненноادراکی طور پرcó thể hình dung được可想象地

conceive is spelt with -ei- .