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1 conceive
1. transitive verb1) empfangen [Kind]2) (form in mind) sich (Dat.) vorstellen od. denken; haben, kommen auf (+ Akk.) [Idee, Plan]conceive a dislike for somebody/something — eine Abneigung gegen jemanden/etwas entwickeln
3) (think) meinen; glauben2. intransitive verb1) (become pregnant) empfangen2)conceive of something — sich (Dat.) etwas vorstellen
* * *[kən'si:v]2) (to imagine: I can't conceive why you did that.) begreifen•- academic.ru/14986/conceivable">conceivable- conceivably* * *con·ceive[kənˈsi:v]I. vt1. (conceptualize)to \conceive an idea/a plan eine Idee/einen Plan haben2. (create)▪ to \conceive sth etw entwerfen [o konzipieren3. (imagine)4. (become pregnant with)to \conceive a baby/child ein Baby/Kind empfangenII. vi1. (imagine)2. (devise)3. (become pregnant) empfangen* * *[kən'siːv]1. vt1) child empfangenit was originally conceived as quite a different sort of book — ursprünglich war das Buch ganz anders geplant or konzipiert (geh)
the idea was conceived in a Paris café —
the way he conceives his role — seine Vorstellung or Auffassung von seiner Rolle
she conceives it to be her duty — sie erachtet (geh) or betrachtet es als ihre Pflicht
3)to conceive a dislike for sb/sth — eine Abneigung gegen jdn/etw entwickeln
to conceive a passion for sb/sth — seine Leidenschaft für jdn/etw entdecken
2. vi(woman) empfangen* * *conceive [kənˈsiːv]A v/t2. begreifen4. planen, ersinnen, (sich) etwas ausdenken, entwerfen:conceive an idea auf einen Gedanken kommen;a badly conceived project eine Fehlplanungconceive a desire einen Wunsch hegen6. in Worten ausdrückenB v/i2. BIOLa) empfangen, schwanger werden (Mensch)b) aufnehmen, trächtig werden (Tier)* * *1. transitive verb1) empfangen [Kind]2) (form in mind) sich (Dat.) vorstellen od. denken; haben, kommen auf (+ Akk.) [Idee, Plan]conceive a dislike for somebody/something — eine Abneigung gegen jemanden/etwas entwickeln
3) (think) meinen; glauben2. intransitive verb1) (become pregnant) empfangen2)conceive of something — sich (Dat.) etwas vorstellen
* * *v.aufnehmen (trächtig werden) v.ausdenken v.begreifen v.empfangen (schwanger werden) v.erdenken v.erhalten v.ersinnen v.sich denken v.sich vorstellen v.
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conceive — [[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… … English dictionary
conceive */*/ — 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… … English dictionary
conceive — 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 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
conceive — con|ceive [kənˈsi:v] v [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: conceivre, from Latin concipere to take in, conceive , from com ( COM ) + capere to take ] 1.) [I and T] formal to imagine a particular situation or to think about something in a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
conceive — [kənˈsiːv] verb 1) [T] to think of a new idea, plan, or design The facilities had been conceived with families in mind.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to imagine something, or to think of doing something How can they even conceive of doing such an appalling… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
conceive of — verb form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case (Freq. 6) Can you conceive of him as the president? • Syn: ↑imagine, ↑ideate, ↑envisage • Derivationally related forms: ↑idea ( … Useful english dictionary
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think — think1 /thingk/, v., thought, thinking, adj., n. v.i. 1. to have a conscious mind, to some extent of reasoning, remembering experiences, making rational decisions, etc. 2. to employ one s mind rationally and objectively in evaluating or dealing… … Universalium