conception

noun

OPAL W

/kənˈsepʃn/

Word Family

conceive verb
conceivable adjective (≠ inconceivable)
conceivably adverb
concept noun
conception noun
conceptual adjective

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[countable, uncountable] an understanding or a belief of what something/somebody is or what something/somebody should be
- conception of something Marx’s conception of social justice
- He has no conception of how difficult life is if you're unemployed.
- conception that… I had to reassess my conception that she was basically an honest person.
Extra Examples
- He has no conception of what it's like to be unemployed.
- I had a rather romantic conception of life in the country.
- Our conception of relationships is largely formed in early childhood.
- Our conceptions of our own society may not always be accurate.
- liberal conceptions of the role of the state
- You have no conception of what her life is like.
- The internet challenges traditional conceptions of copyright.
- We now have a clearer conception of the problem.
- Saussure began developing his conception of linguistics in 1916.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- clear
- distinct
- broad
- …
verb + conception
- have
- develop
- challenge
- …
preposition
- in conception
phrases
- have no conception of something
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[uncountable] the process of forming an idea or a plan
- The plan was brilliant in its conception but failed because of lack of money.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- clear
- distinct
- broad
- …
verb + conception
- have
- develop
- challenge
- …
preposition
- in conception
phrases
- have no conception of something
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[uncountable, countable] the process of an egg being fertilized inside a woman’s body so that she becomes pregnant
- the moment of conception
- A child is born about 40 weeks after conception takes place.
Wordfinder
- antenatal
- child
- conception
- fetus
- maternity leave
- miscarriage
- morning sickness
- pregnant
- scan
- womb
Topics Life stagesc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- immaculate
verb + conception
- prevent
conception + noun
- probability
- rate
preposition
- at conception
phrases
- the moment of conception
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单词	conception
释义	conception noun OPAL W /kənˈsepʃn/ /kənˈsepʃn/ Word Family conceive verb conceivable adjective (≠ inconceivable) conceivably adverb concept noun conception noun conceptual adjective jump to other results [countable, uncountable] an understanding or a belief of what something/somebody is or what something/somebody should be conception of something Marx’s conception of social justice He has no conception of how difficult life is if you're unemployed. conception that… I had to reassess my conception that she was basically an honest person. Extra Examples He has no conception of what it's like to be unemployed. I had a rather romantic conception of life in the country. Our conception of relationships is largely formed in early childhood. Our conceptions of our own society may not always be accurate. liberal conceptions of the role of the state You have no conception of what her life is like. The internet challenges traditional conceptions of copyright. We now have a clearer conception of the problem. Saussure began developing his conception of linguistics in 1916. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective clear distinct broad … verb + conception have develop challenge … preposition in conception phrases have no conception of something See full entry [uncountable] the process of forming an idea or a plan The plan was brilliant in its conception but failed because of lack of money. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective clear distinct broad … verb + conception have develop challenge … preposition in conception phrases have no conception of something See full entry [uncountable, countable] the process of an egg being fertilized inside a woman’s body so that she becomes pregnant the moment of conception A child is born about 40 weeks after conception takes place. Wordfinder antenatal child conception fetus maternity leave miscarriage morning sickness pregnant scan womb Topics Life stagesc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective immaculate verb + conception prevent conception + noun probability rate preposition at conception phrases the moment of conception See full entry see also conceive Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin conceptio(n-), from the verb concipere, from com- ‘together’ + capere ‘take’.
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