conceive

conceive
01. It's impossible to [conceive] what will happen without trying it first.
02. As the potential for space travel grows, it is now [conceivable] that within 25 years, people will be able to visit the moon as a tourist destination.
03. It is [inconceivable] to me why in a country as rich as ours, some children don't have enough to eat.
04. The [concept] of an arranged marriage is not very well understood in the West.
05. In the Bible, the angel Gabriel announces to the Virgin Mary that she will [conceive] the son of God, who is to be called Jesus.
06. It's hard to [conceive] of a more romantic evening than relaxing in front of the fireplace with a bottle of wine and you, my love.
07. The latest [concept] in home design is "minimalist."
08. My [conception] of the project is based on a similar project currently under construction in the Philippines.
09. Politician Jesse Jackson once said, "If my mind can [conceive] it, and my heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it."
10. More babies are [conceived] in December than in any other month in the United States.
11. Children are not ready to understand abstract [concepts] of volume until a certain age.
12. Max Ehrmann once wrote, "Be at peace with God, whatever you [conceive] Him to be."
13. Poland is an ancient nation that was [conceived] around the middle of the 1100s.
14. We could [conceivably] finish painting the house by Sunday if the weather stays nice.
15. Every society has its general [conceptions] of the desirable goals that people are expected to strive to attain.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • 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

  • 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

  • conceive — I (comprehend) verb absorb, accept, appreciate, apprehend, assimilate, conceptualize, conjure up, digest, discern, envisage, envision, fathom, figure out, form a conception, grasp, have an idea, ideate, image, imagine, know, perceive, picture,… …   Law dictionary

  • conceive — [v1] understand accept, appreciate, apprehend, assume, believe, catch, compass, comprehend, deem, dig, envisage, expect, fancy, feel, follow, gather, get, grasp, imagine, judge, perceive, realize, reckon, suppose, suspect, take, twig; concept 15… …   New thesaurus

  • conceive of — index apprehend (perceive), construe (comprehend) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • conceive — late 13c., conceiven, take (seed) into the womb, become pregnant, from stem of O.Fr. conceveir (Mod.Fr. concevoir), from L. concipere (pp. conceptus) to take in and hold; become pregnant, from com , intensive prefix (see COM (Cf. com )), + comb.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • conceive — *think, imagine, fancy, realize, envisage, envision Analogous words: *consider, excogitate: speculate, cogitate, *think: *ponder, ruminate, meditate …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • conceive — ► VERB 1) become pregnant with (a child). 2) devise in the mind; imagine. ORIGIN Latin concipere, from capere take …   English terms dictionary

  • conceive — [kən sēv′] vt. conceived, conceiving [ME conceiven < OFr conceveir < L concipere (pp. conceptus), to take in, receive < com , together + capere, to take: see HAVE] 1. to become pregnant with; cause to begin life 2. to form or develop in… …   English World dictionary

  • 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

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