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1 conceive
[kən'siːv] 1. vt 2. vi ( BIO)to conceive of sth/of doing sth — wyobrażać (wyobrazić perf) sobie coś/, że coś się zrobi
* * *[kən'si:v]1) (to form (an idea etc) in the mind.) pomyśleć, wymyślić2) (to imagine: I can't conceive why you did that.) pojmować3) ((of a woman) to become pregnant.) począć•- conceivably
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conceive an idea — think of an idea, come up with an idea … English contemporary dictionary
Conceive — Con*ceive , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conceived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Conceiving}.] [OF. conzoivre, concever, conceveir, F. concevoir, fr. L. oncipere to take, to conceive; con + capere to seize or take. See {Capable}, and cf. {Conception}.] 1. To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Idea — • The word was originally Greek, but passed without change into Latin. It seems first to have meant form, shape, or appearance, whence, by an easy transition, it acquired the connotation of nature, or kind Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight.… … Catholic encyclopedia
Conceive — Con*ceive , v. i. 1. To have an embryo or fetus formed in the womb; to breed; to become pregnant. [1913 Webster] A virgin shall conceive, and bear a son. Isa. vii. 14. [1913 Webster] 2. To have a conception, idea, or opinion; think; with of.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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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 — [[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 — verb 1 (T) to think of a new idea, plan etc and develop it in your mind: Scientists first conceived the idea of the atomic bomb in the 1930 s 2 (T) formal to imagine a particular situation: conceive what/why/how etc: I find it difficult to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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 — conceiver, n. /keuhn seev /, v., conceived, conceiving. v.t. 1. to form (a notion, opinion, purpose, etc.): He conceived the project while he was on vacation. 2. to form a notion or idea of; imagine. 3. to hold as an opinion; think; believe: I… … Universalium