conceive

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kənˈsiːv/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kənˈsiv/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kən sēv)

Inflections of 'conceive' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
conceives
v 3rd person singular
conceiving
v pres p
conceived
v past
conceived
v past p

conceive
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Sense: Verb: understand
Synonyms:
understand Collocations, grasp Collocations, get Collocations, see Collocations, comprehend Collocations, have an idea, sense Collocations, figure out, register Collocations, perceive Collocations, twig Collocations (slang), cotton on to (informal), get the idea (informal), get the picture (informal), catch on to, know Collocations, fathom Collocations
Sense: Adjective: form concepts or images
Synonyms:
imagine Collocations, dream Collocations, dream up, think up, create Collocations, envision Collocations, develop Collocations, design Collocations, conceptualize, conceptualise (UK), formulate, devise Collocations, invent Collocations, think of, conjure up, consider Collocations, think Collocations, visualize, visualise (UK), envisage Collocations, cook up, make up, fabricate, fantasize, fantasise (UK), entertain ideas
Sense: Verb: become pregnant
Synonyms:
become pregnant, get pregnant, get knocked up (slang), become with child, be impregnated, fall pregnant, get in the family way (dated, euphemism)


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