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conceivable
con·ceive C0543100 (kən-sēv′)v. con·ceived, con·ceiv·ing, con·ceives v.tr.1. To become pregnant with (offspring): She conceived her first child in London, but her second child was conceived in Paris.2. To form or develop in the mind: conceive a plan to increase profits; conceive a passion for a new acquaintance.3. To apprehend mentally; understand: couldn't conceive the meaning of that sentence.4. To be of the opinion that; think: didn't conceive that such a tragedy could occur.5. To begin or originate in a specific way: a political movement that was 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·bil′i·ty, con·ceiv′a·ble·ness n.con·ceiv′a·ble adj.con·ceiv′a·bly adv.con·ceiv′er n.conceivable (kənˈsiːvəbəl) adjcapable of being understood, believed, or imagined; possible conˌceivaˈbility, conˈceivableness n conˈceivably advcon•ceiv•a•ble (kənˈsi və bəl)
adj. capable of being conceived; imaginable. [1425–75] con•ceiv′a•bly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | conceivable - capable of being imagined; "that is one possible answer"imaginablethinkable - capable of being conceived or imagined or considered |
conceivableadjective imaginable, possible, credible, believable, thinkable It is just conceivable that a single survivor may be found.
incredible, unbelievable, unthinkable, inconceivable, unimaginableconceivableadjectiveCapable of being anticipated, considered, or imagined:earthly, imaginable, likely, mortal, possible, thinkable.Idioms: humanly possible, within the bounds of possibility.Translationsconceive (kənˈsiːv) verb1. to form (an idea etc) in the mind. 想出(主意) 构想出（主意） 2. to imagine. I can't conceive why you did that. 想像 想象3. (of a woman) to become pregnant. 懷孕 怀孕conˈceivable adjective able to be imagined or thought of. 可想像的 可想象的conˈceivably adverb 可想像地 可想象地
conceive is spelt with -ei-. IdiomsSeeconceiveconceivable
Related to conceivable: insurmountable, unremittingSynonyms for conceivableadj imaginableSynonyms- imaginable
- possible
- credible
- believable
- thinkable
Antonyms- incredible
- unbelievable
- unthinkable
- inconceivable
- unimaginable
Synonyms for conceivableadj capable of being anticipated, considered, or imaginedSynonyms- earthly
- imaginable
- likely
- mortal
- possible
- thinkable
Synonyms for conceivableadj capable of being imaginedSynonymsRelated Words |