English Explanatory Dictionary

conceive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To have a child; to become pregnant (with).
  2. To develop; to form in the mind; to imagine.
  3. To imagine (as); to have a conception of; to form a representation of.
  4. To understand (someone).

Pronunciation

/kənˈsiːv/ en-us-conceive.ogg

Word forms

conceive conceives conceiving conceived conceave

Etymology

From Middle English conceyven, from Old French concevoir, conceveir, from Latin concipiō, concipere (“to devise, to conceive”).

Related words

concept conception

Derived words

conceivability conceivable conceiver foreconceive malconceived misconceive nonconceiving preconceive reconceive unconceived unconceiving
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