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Grammar : Verb
Spell : kuh n-seev
Phonetic Transcription : kənˈsiv



Definition of conceive

Origin :
  • late 13c., conceiven, "take (seed) into the womb, become pregnant," from stem of Old French conceveir (Modern French concevoir), from Latin concipere (past participle conceptus) "to take in and hold; become pregnant," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + comb. form of capere "to take," from PIE *kap- "to grasp" (see capable). Meaning "take into the mind" is from mid-14c., a figurative sense also found in the Old French and Latin words. Related: Conceived; conceiving.
  • verb understand
  • verb create
Example sentences :
  • One could conceive of it as possible to turn toward Him—and reach, the objective.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • You cannot conceive in your mind how stubborn and brainless they are.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • To the artist, expression is the only mode under which he can conceive life at all.
  • Extract from : « De Profundis » by Oscar Wilde
  • What induced him to attempt this style it is difficult to conceive.
  • Extract from : « Handel » by Edward J. Dent
  • All loveliness, all grace, all majesty are there; but we cannot see, cannot conceive—come away!
  • Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
  • Only conceive the sound of—Mrs. O'Donoghoe's carriage there!
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • She could not conceive how it could affect her position, for instance.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • It was not easy to conceive of her as being the mother of a son so immaturely mature.
  • Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • He simply cannot conceive of such a thing; and he has no tolerance for it.
  • Extract from : « Hetty's Strange History » by Anonymous
  • He could not conceive of such daring and such violence in a girl so young.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

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