"conceive" meaning in English

See conceive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /kənˈsiːv/ Audio: en-us-conceive.ogg [US] Forms: conceive [canonical], conceives [third-person, singular], conceived [past], conceived [past, participle], conceiving [present, participle]
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  1. If you can conceive of a certain situation, you can imagine it.
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  2. Someone conceives of an idea when they think of the idea for the first time, and it's their idea: they thought of it themselves, no one told them.
    Sense id: simple-conceive-en-verb-6S5Kw6km Categories (other): Verbs
  3. A woman conceives a baby when she becomes pregnant (starts to carry a tiny baby inside her).
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