conceive

//kənˈsiːv//
B2Frequency Level 9Neutral
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Verb

conceiveInfinitive
conceivePresent tense
conceivedPast tense
conceivedPast participle
conceivingPresent participle
conceivesThird-person singular
1

To form or devise a plan or idea in the mind; to imagine or think of something.

She conceived a brilliant plan to solve the problem.

2

To become pregnant with a child.

They conceived their first child after two years of marriage.

3

To understand or grasp something mentally.

I cannot conceive how this machine works.