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contrive
con·trive C0609800 (kən-trīv′)v. con·trived, con·triv·ing, con·trives v.tr.1. To plan with cleverness or ingenuity; devise: contrive ways to amuse the children.2. To invent or fabricate, especially by improvisation: contrived a swing from hanging vines.3. To plan with evil intent; scheme: contrived a plot to seize power.4. To bring about, as by scheming; manage: somehow contrived to get past the guards unnoticed.v.intr. To form plans or schemes.
[Middle English contreven, from Old French controver, contreuv-, from Medieval Latin contropāre, to compare : Latin com-, com- + Latin tropus, turn, manner, style (from Greek tropos; see trep- in Indo-European roots).]
con·triv′er n.contrive (kənˈtraɪv) vb1. (tr) to manage (something or to do something), esp by means of a trick; engineer: he contrived to make them meet. 2. (tr) to think up or adapt ingeniously or elaborately: he contrived a new mast for the boat. 3. to plot or scheme (treachery, evil, etc)[C14: from Old French controver, from Late Latin contropāre to represent by figures of speech, compare, from Latin com- together + tropus figure of speech, trope] conˈtrivable adj conˈtriver ncon•trive (kənˈtraɪv)
v. -trived, -triv•ing. v.t. 1. to plan with ingenuity; devise; invent: to contrive a means of escape. 2. to bring about by a plan, scheme, etc.; manage: He contrived to gain their votes. 3. to plot (evil, treachery, etc.). v.i. 4. to form designs; plan. 5. to plot. [1275–1325; < Middle French contreuv-, tonic s. of controver to devise, invent, Old French: to decide, agree upon < Late Latin contropāre to compare = con- + *tropāre (> French trouver to find)] con•triv′a•ble, adj. con•triv′er, n. contrive
Past participle: contrived
Gerund: contriving
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| contrive | | contrive |
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| I contrive | | you contrive | | he/she/it contrives | | we contrive | | you contrive | | they contrive |
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| I contrived | | you contrived | | he/she/it contrived | | we contrived | | you contrived | | they contrived |
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| I am contriving | | you are contriving | | he/she/it is contriving | | we are contriving | | you are contriving | | they are contriving |
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| I have contrived | | you have contrived | | he/she/it has contrived | | we have contrived | | you have contrived | | they have contrived |
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| I was contriving | | you were contriving | | he/she/it was contriving | | we were contriving | | you were contriving | | they were contriving |
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| I had contrived | | you had contrived | | he/she/it had contrived | | we had contrived | | you had contrived | | they had contrived |
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| I will contrive | | you will contrive | | he/she/it will contrive | | we will contrive | | you will contrive | | they will contrive |
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| I will have contrived | | you will have contrived | | he/she/it will have contrived | | we will have contrived | | you will have contrived | | they will have contrived |
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| I will be contriving | | you will be contriving | | he/she/it will be contriving | | we will be contriving | | you will be contriving | | they will be contriving |
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| I have been contriving | | you have been contriving | | he/she/it has been contriving | | we have been contriving | | you have been contriving | | they have been contriving |
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| I will have been contriving | | you will have been contriving | | he/she/it will have been contriving | | we will have been contriving | | you will have been contriving | | they will have been contriving |
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| I had been contriving | | you had been contriving | | he/she/it had been contriving | | we had been contriving | | you had been contriving | | they had been contriving |
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| I would contrive | | you would contrive | | he/she/it would contrive | | we would contrive | | you would contrive | | they would contrive |
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| I would have contrived | | you would have contrived | | he/she/it would have contrived | | we would have contrived | | you would have contrived | | they would have contrived |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | contrive - make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack"design, plan, projectcreate by mental act, create mentally - create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's handsplot - devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play, movie, or ballet); "the writer is plotting a new novel"concert - contrive (a plan) by mutual agreementmap out, map - plan, delineate, or arrange in detail; "map one's future" | | 2. | contrive - come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"devise, excogitate, invent, formulate, forgecreate by mental act, create mentally - create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands | | 3. | contrive - put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light"cast, throw, projectsend, direct - cause to go somewhere; "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation"shoot - send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly; "shoot a glance" |
contriveverb1. devise, plan, fabricate, create, design, scheme, engineer, frame, manufacture, plot, construct, invent, improvise, concoct, wangle (informal) The oil companies were accused of contriving a shortage of gasoline to justify price increases.2. manage, succeed, arrange, manoeuvre Somehow he contrived to pass her a note without her chaperone seeing it.contriveverb1. To form a strategy for:blueprint, cast, chart, conceive, design, devise, formulate, frame, lay, plan, project, scheme, strategize, work out.Informal: dope out.Idiom: lay plans.2. To use ingenuity in making, developing, or achieving:concoct, devise, dream up, fabricate, formulate, hatch, invent, make up, think up.Informal: cook up.Idiom: come up with.Translationscontrive (kənˈtraiv) verb1. to manage (to do something). He contrived to remove the money from her bag. 設法做到，圖謀 设法做到，图谋 2. to make in a clever way. He contrived a tent from an old sack. 發明 发明conˈtrivance noun1. the act of contriving. 圖謀，發明 发明2. something contrived (especially something mechanical). a contrivance for making the door open automatically. 發明物 发明物contrive
Synonyms for contriveverb deviseSynonyms- devise
- plan
- fabricate
- create
- design
- scheme
- engineer
- frame
- manufacture
- plot
- construct
- invent
- improvise
- concoct
- wangle
verb manageSynonyms- manage
- succeed
- arrange
- manoeuvre
Synonyms for contriveverb to form a strategy forSynonyms- blueprint
- cast
- chart
- conceive
- design
- devise
- formulate
- frame
- lay
- plan
- project
- scheme
- strategize
- work out
- dope out
verb to use ingenuity in making, developing, or achievingSynonyms- concoct
- devise
- dream up
- fabricate
- formulate
- hatch
- invent
- make up
- think up
- cook up
Synonyms for contriveverb make or work out a plan forSynonymsRelated Words- create by mental act
- create mentally
- plot
- concert
- map out
- map
verb come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effortSynonyms- devise
- excogitate
- invent
- formulate
- forge
Related Words- create by mental act
- create mentally
verb put or send forthSynonymsRelated Words |