contrive

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kənˈtraɪv/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kənˈtraɪv/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kən trīv)

Inflections of 'contrive' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
contrives
v 3rd person singular
contriving
v pres p
contrived
v past
contrived
v past p

contrive
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Sense: To invent
Synonyms:
make Collocations, improvise, devise Collocations, think up, create Collocations, invent Collocations, plan Collocations, plot Collocations, develop Collocations, arrange Collocations, hatch Collocations, think of, dream up, come up with, work out, figure out, cook up, coin Collocations
Sense: To succeed with difficulty
Synonyms:
manage Collocations, pass Collocations, compass Collocations, negotiate, afford Collocations, engineer Collocations, manipulate, shift Collocations, make shift, get by, arrange Collocations, execute Collocations, carry out, effect Collocations, bring about, maneuver, manoeuvre (UK), swing Collocations, wrangle, achieve Collocations, succeed Collocations, struggle Collocations, wangle (slang), angle Collocations


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