conceive

[US]/kənˈsiːv/
[UK]/kənˈsiːv/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. come up with a plan or idea; hold a belief; become pregnant

vi. become pregnant; imagine; consider

Phrases & Collocations

conceive a child

conceive an idea

conceive a plan

conceive of

conceive a baby

conceive a project

Example Sentences

conceive a plan to increase profits.

a badly conceived plan

couldn't conceive the meaning of that sentence.

didn't conceive such a tragedy could occur.

The woman conceived a child.

It's difficult to conceive of traveling to the moon.

the dam project was originally conceived in 1977.

I had conceived a passion for another.

an ill-conceived and imitative addition to the museum.

an ill-conceived scheme to take over the company.

had to put the kibosh on a poorly conceived plan.

Half a century ago it's difficult to conceive of travelling to the moon.

Ancient peoples conceived of the earth as flat.

You may conceive a new world in the atomic age.

I conceived that there must be some difficulties.

She has conceived at last.

I can hardly conceive of your doing such a thing.

Real-world Examples

This is the most magnificent project ever conceived.

Source: America The Story of Us

It's hard to conceive, and begs more questions.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) April 2014 Collection

Once we conceived of this exciting new update.

Source: Collection of Interesting Stories

You don't have to conceive of a world without me.

Source: Modern Family - Season 02

And Howard spent five minutes conceiving it.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 10

I was conceived in Australia on my parents' honeymoon.

Source: Modern Family - Season 05

It's an incredible engineering accomplishment to be able to even conceive and build this telescope.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

And we can't conceive of dreaming in both dimensions at the same time.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) May 2016 Collection

Nearly half a century after it was conceived, Nespresso finds itself in an uncomfortable new world.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

Fewer babies were conceived, and population growth slowed down.

Source: Kurzgesagt science animation

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