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conceive
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.conceive (kənˈsiːv) vb1. (when: intr, foll by of; when tr, often takes a clause as object) to have an idea (of); imagine; think2. (tr; takes a clause as object or an infinitive) to hold as an opinion; believe3. (tr) to develop or form, esp in the mind: she conceived a passion for music. 4. (Physiology) to become pregnant with (young)5. (tr) rare to express in words[C13: from Old French conceivre, from Latin concipere to take in, from capere to take] conˈceiver ncon•ceive (kənˈsiv)
v. -ceived, -ceiv•ing. v.t. 1. to form (a notion, opinion, purpose, etc.): He conceived the project while on vacation. 2. to form a notion or idea of; imagine: Would you ever have conceived such behavior in public? 3. to hold as an opinion; think; believe: I can't conceive that it would be of any use. 4. to experience or form (a feeling): to conceive a great love for music. 5. to become pregnant with. 6. to begin, originate, or found (something) in a particular way (usu. used in the passive): a new nation conceived in liberty. 7. Archaic. to understand; comprehend. v.i. 8. to form an idea; think (usu. fol. by of). 9. to become pregnant. [1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French conceivre < Latin concipere to take fully, take in =con- con- + -cipere, comb. form of capere to take] con•ceiv′er, n. conceive
Past participle: conceived
Gerund: conceiving
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| conceive | | conceive |
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| I conceive | | you conceive | | he/she/it conceives | | we conceive | | you conceive | | they conceive |
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| I conceived | | you conceived | | he/she/it conceived | | we conceived | | you conceived | | they conceived |
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| I am conceiving | | you are conceiving | | he/she/it is conceiving | | we are conceiving | | you are conceiving | | they are conceiving |
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| I have conceived | | you have conceived | | he/she/it has conceived | | we have conceived | | you have conceived | | they have conceived |
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| I was conceiving | | you were conceiving | | he/she/it was conceiving | | we were conceiving | | you were conceiving | | they were conceiving |
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| I had conceived | | you had conceived | | he/she/it had conceived | | we had conceived | | you had conceived | | they had conceived |
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| I will conceive | | you will conceive | | he/she/it will conceive | | we will conceive | | you will conceive | | they will conceive |
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| I will have conceived | | you will have conceived | | he/she/it will have conceived | | we will have conceived | | you will have conceived | | they will have conceived |
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| I will be conceiving | | you will be conceiving | | he/she/it will be conceiving | | we will be conceiving | | you will be conceiving | | they will be conceiving |
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| I have been conceiving | | you have been conceiving | | he/she/it has been conceiving | | we have been conceiving | | you have been conceiving | | they have been conceiving |
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| I will have been conceiving | | you will have been conceiving | | he/she/it will have been conceiving | | we will have been conceiving | | you will have been conceiving | | they will have been conceiving |
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| I had been conceiving | | you had been conceiving | | he/she/it had been conceiving | | we had been conceiving | | you had been conceiving | | they had been conceiving |
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| I would conceive | | you would conceive | | he/she/it would conceive | | we would conceive | | you would conceive | | they would conceive |
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| I would have conceived | | you would have conceived | | he/she/it would have conceived | | we would have conceived | | you would have conceived | | they would have conceived |
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, gestatecreate by mental act, create mentally - create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's handsdesign - 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, considerhold - 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 uteruschange 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" |
conceiveverb1. 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.conceiveverb1. To form mental images of:envisage, envision, fancy, fantasize, image, imagine, picture, see, think, vision, visualize.Informal: feature.2. To form a strategy for:blueprint, cast, chart, contrive, design, devise, formulate, frame, lay, plan, project, scheme, strategize, work out.Informal: dope out.Idiom: lay plans.3. To perceive and recognize the meaning of:accept, apprehend, catch (on), compass, comprehend, fathom, follow, get, grasp, make out, read, see, sense, take, take in, understand.Informal: savvy.Slang: dig.Chiefly British: twig.Scots: ken.Idioms: get a handle on, get the picture.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-. conceive
conceive of (someone or something)To think of someone or something, often in a particular way. Considering her lack of patience, I have a really hard time conceiving of her as a kindergarten teacher. Leave it to Ben to conceive of a totally ridiculous plan.See also: conceive, ofconceive of (someone or something) as (someone or something)To think of someone or something in a different way than usual. Considering her lack of patience, I have a really hard time conceiving of her as a kindergarten teacher.See also: conceive, ofconceive of someone or somethingto think of or invent the notion of someone or something. Who on earth ever conceived of doing this? Edison conceived of many very useful things that we now use every day.See also: conceive, ofconceive of someone or something as someone or somethingto think of someone as being someone else; to think of something as being something else. I can't conceive of you as a pilot. I can conceive of this grassy spot as a very interesting setting for a cottage.See also: conceive, ofconceive
conceive [kon-sēv´] 1. to become pregnant.2. take in, grasp, or form in the mind.conceive (kon-sēv), To become pregnant, i.e., to achieve implantation of the blastocyst, ideally in the endometrium.conceive (kən-sēv′)v.1. To become pregnant.2. To apprehend mentally; understand.conceive
Synonyms for conceiveverb imagineSynonyms- imagine
- envisage
- comprehend
- visualize
- think
- believe
- suppose
- fancy
- appreciate
- grasp
- apprehend
verb think upSynonyms- think up
- form
- produce
- create
- develop
- design
- project
- purpose
- devise
- formulate
- contrive
verb become pregnantSynonyms- become pregnant
- get pregnant
- become impregnated
Synonyms for conceiveverb to form mental images ofSynonyms- envisage
- envision
- fancy
- fantasize
- image
- imagine
- picture
- see
- think
- vision
- visualize
- feature
verb to form a strategy forSynonyms- blueprint
- cast
- chart
- contrive
- design
- devise
- formulate
- frame
- lay
- plan
- project
- scheme
- strategize
- work out
- dope out
verb to perceive and recognize the meaning ofSynonyms- accept
- apprehend
- catch
- compass
- comprehend
- fathom
- follow
- get
- grasp
- make out
- read
- see
- sense
- take
- take in
- understand
- savvy
- dig
- twig
- ken
Synonyms for conceiveverb have the idea forSynonyms- conceptualise
- conceptualize
- gestate
Related Words- create by mental act
- create mentally
- design
- preconceive
- discover
- find
verb judge or regardSynonymsRelated Words- hold
- pass judgment
- evaluate
- judge
- rethink
- think
- look upon
- regard as
- repute
- take to be
- esteem
- look on
- think of
- feel
- consider
- regard
- view
- reckon
- see
verb become pregnantRelated Words- superfetate
- change state
- turn
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