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conceived

con·ceive
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuh n-seev]
    • /kənˈsiv/
    • /kənˈsiːv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh n-seev]
    • /kənˈsiv/

Definitions of conceived word

  • verb with object conceived to form (a notion, opinion, purpose, etc.): He conceived the project while he was on vacation. 1
  • verb with object conceived to form a notion or idea of; imagine. 1
  • verb with object conceived to hold as an opinion; think; believe: I can't conceive that it would be of any use. 1
  • verb with object conceived to experience or form (a feeling): to conceive a great love for music. 1
  • verb with object conceived to express, as in words. 1
  • verb with object conceived to become pregnant with. 1

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Origin of conceived

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 Conceived

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

conceived 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".

conceived usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for conceived

verb conceived

  • cogitated — Simple past tense and past participle of cogitate.
  • coined — a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
  • comped — a ticket, book, service, etc., provided free of charge to specially chosen recipients.
  • daydreamed — Simple past tense and past participle of daydream.
  • dreamed — a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.

adjective conceived

  • established — (of a custom, belief, practice, or institution) Having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted.
  • invented — Fictional, made up, imaginary.

Antonyms for conceived

verb conceived

  • neglected — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
  • avoided — to keep away from; keep clear of; shun: to avoid a person; to avoid taxes; to avoid danger.
  • disregarded — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
  • failed — unsuccessful; failed: a totally fail policy.
  • knew — simple past tense of know1 .

verb with object conceived

  • misconceived — Simple past tense and past participle of misconceive.

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