"contrive" meaning in Inglés

See contrive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /kənˈtɹaɪv/ [London], /kənˈtɹɑɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-contrive.wav [London]
Etymology: Del inglés medio contreve ('inventar') y este del francés antiguo controver. Forms: contriving [impersonal, gerund], contrived [impersonal, participle], contrivest [second-person, indicative, present, archaic], contrives [third-person, singular, indicative, present], contriveth [third-person, singular, indicative, present, archaic], contrived [first-person, indicative, preterite], contrived [second-person, indicative, preterite], contrivedst [second-person, indicative, preterite, archaic], contrived [third-person, singular, indicative, preterite], contrived [third-person, plural, indicative, preterite], have contrived [first-person, indicative, compound, past], have contrived [second-person, indicative, compound, past], has contrived [third-person, singular, indicative, compound, past], have contrived [third-person, plural, indicative, compound, past], had contrived [first-person, indicative, pluperfect], had contrived [second-person, indicative, pluperfect], had contrived [third-person, singular, indicative, pluperfect], had contrived [third-person, plural, indicative, pluperfect], will contrive [first-person, indicative, future], will contrive [second-person, indicative, future], will contrive [third-person, singular, indicative, future], will contrive [third-person, plural, indicative, future], will have contrived [first-person, indicative, future, compound], will have contrived [second-person, indicative, future, compound], will have contrived [third-person, singular, indicative, future, compound], will have contrived [third-person, plural, indicative, future, compound], would contrive [first-person, conditional], would contrive [second-person, conditional], would contrive [third-person, singular, conditional], would contrive [third-person, plural, conditional], would have contrived [first-person, conditional, compound], would have contrived [second-person, conditional, compound], would have contrived [third-person, singular, conditional, compound], would have contrived [third-person, plural, conditional, compound], contrived [first-person, subjunctive, preterite], contrived [second-person, subjunctive, preterite], contrived [third-person, singular, subjunctive, preterite], contrived [third-person, plural, subjunctive, preterite], let's contrive [third-person, plural, imperative, present]
  1. Idear.
    Sense id: es-contrive-en-verb-6ea-WW2s
  2. Elaborar.
    Sense id: es-contrive-en-verb--CxZEpr~
  3. Planear.
    Sense id: es-contrive-en-verb-lJelsDKG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): EN:Palabras provenientes del inglés medio, EN:Verbos, EN:Verbos regulares, EN:Verbos transitivos, Inglés

Inflected forms

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        "Reino Unido, Estados Unidos"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "London"
      ],
      "wav_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-contrive.wav"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kənˈtɹɑɪv/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "General Australian"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "transitive"
  ],
  "word": "contrive"
}

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