Conceive
11conceive — [[t]kənsi͟ːv[/t]] conceives, conceiving, conceived 1) VERB: usu with brd neg If you cannot conceive of something, you cannot imagine it or believe it. [V of n/ ing] I just can t even conceive of that quantity of money... [V of n/ ing] He was… …
12conceive — verb 1 (formal) think of/imagine ADVERB ▪ brilliantly, carefully, well ▪ The plan was brilliantly conceived. ▪ poorly ▪ broadly …
13conceive — v. 1) (d; intr.) to conceive of (can you conceive of such cruelty?) 2) (L) I could not conceive that he would do such a thing * * * [kən siːv] (L) I could not conceive that he would do such a thing (d;intr.) to conceive of (can you conceive of… …
14conceive — verb 1 (T) to think of a new idea, plan etc and develop it in your mind: Scientists first conceived the idea of the atomic bomb in the 1930 s 2 (T) formal to imagine a particular situation: conceive what/why/how etc: I find it difficult to… …
15conceive — verb (conceived; conceiving) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French conceivre, from Latin concipere to take in, conceive, from com + capere to take more at heave Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to become …
16conceive — 01. It s impossible to [conceive] what will happen without trying it first. 02. As the potential for space travel grows, it is now [conceivable] that within 25 years, people will be able to visit the moon as a tourist destination. 03. It is… …
17conceive */*/ — UK [kənˈsiːv] / US [kənˈsɪv] verb Word forms conceive : present tense I/you/we/they conceive he/she/it conceives present participle conceiving past tense conceived past participle conceived 1) [transitive, often passive] to think of something… …
18conceive — con|ceive [ kən siv ] verb ** 1. ) transitive often passive to think of something such as a new idea, plan, or design: The facilities had been conceived with families in mind. The exhibit was originally conceived as a tribute to Scott s family. 2 …
19conceive — [13] Conceive is one of a number of English words (deceive, perceive, and receive 125 concussion are others) whose immediate source is the Old French morpheme ceiv . This goes back ultimately to Latin capere ‘take’ (source of English capture),… …
20conceive — [13] Conceive is one of a number of English words (deceive, perceive, and receive are others) whose immediate source is the Old French morpheme ceiv . This goes back ultimately to Latin capere ‘take’ (source of English capture), which when… …
