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- [kuh n-seev]
- /kənˈsiv/
- /kənˈsiːv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh n-seev]
- /kənˈsiv/
Definitions of conceive word
- verb conceive If you cannot conceive of something, you cannot imagine it or believe it. 3
- verb conceive If you conceive something as a particular thing, you consider it to be that thing. 3
- verb conceive If you conceive a plan or idea, you think of it and work out how it can be done. 3
- verb conceive When a woman conceives, she becomes pregnant. 3
- verb conceive to have an idea (of); imagine; think 3
- verb conceive to hold as an opinion; believe 3
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Origin of conceive
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French conceivre < Latin concipere to take fully, take in, equivalent to con- con- + -cipere, combining form of capere to take
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Parts of speech for Conceive
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
conceive popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
conceive usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for conceive
verb conceive
- assume — If you assume that something is true, you imagine that it is true, sometimes wrongly.
- believe — If you believe that something is true, you think that it is true, but you are not sure.
- realize — to grasp or understand clearly.
- accept — If you accept something that you have been offered, you say yes to it or agree to take it.
- perceive — to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses: I perceived an object looming through the mist.
Antonyms for conceive
verb conceive
- misunderstand — to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
- dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
- avoid — If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
- disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- disbelieve — to have no belief in; refuse or reject belief in: to disbelieve reports of UFO sightings.
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