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conceive
[ kuhn-seev ]
verb (used with object)
- to form (a notion, opinion, purpose, etc.):
He conceived the project while he was on vacation.
- to form a notion or idea of; imagine.
I can't conceive that it would be of any use.
- to experience or form (a feeling):
to conceive a great love for music.
- to express, as in words.
- to become pregnant with.
- to beget.
- to begin, originate, or found (something) in a particular way (usually used in the passive):
a new nation conceived in liberty.
- Archaic. to understand; comprehend.
verb (used without object)
- to form an idea; think (usually followed by of ).
- to become pregnant.
conceive
/ əˈː /
verb
- whenintr, foll by of; when tr, often takes a clause as object to have an idea (of); imagine; think
- tr; takes a clause as object or an infinitive to hold as an opinion; believe
- tr to develop or form, esp in the mind
she conceived a passion for music
- to become pregnant with (young)
- rare.tr to express in words
Derived Forms
- Dzˈ, noun
Other Word Forms
- Dz·· noun
- ԴDz·Dz··Բ noun adjective
- ·Dz· verb reconceived reconceiving
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of conceive1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The conservation groups argue that technology has advanced significantly since Berwick Bank was conceived and that floating wind farms, further offshore, would be a better alternative.
Since they first conceived of the study, President Trump took office and appointed as secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic and skeptic of established vaccine science.
The result, smartly conceived by guest curator and the artist’s longtime friend Gregory Evans, decisively shifts the frame to Bachardy as living a life among diverse artists.
The play first was conceived when I was in grad school, but I was thinking about it for years before then, without the language for it.
The writers conceived several episodes ahead of production, which shifted from Paris to New York and back to Paris last year.
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