conceive /kən”si:v/ động từ nghĩ, hiểu, quan điểm được, nhận thức; tưởng tượngto conceive a plan: nghĩ ra một kế hoạchI can”t conceive how he did it: tôi không hiểu nó đã làm cái đó thế nào (thường), dạng bị động diễn đạt, bày tỏconceived in plain terms: được bày tỏ bằng những lời lẽ rõ ràng thai nghén trong óc; hình thành trong ócto conceive an affection foe somebody: có lòng thương yêu ai thụ thai, có mang
ADV. brilliantly, carefully The plan was brilliantly conceived. | poorly | broadly The course is very broadly conceived (= it covers a wide range of topics). | narrowly | originally The dam project was originally conceived in 1977.
VERB + CONCEIVE can”t/cannot I cannot conceive why you paid out so much money. | be difficult to, be impossible to It is difficult to conceive of a society without money. | be easy to, be possible to
PREP. of We conceive of ourselves as individuals.
2 become pregnant
ADV. naturally She was unable to conceive a child naturally and was offered fertility treatment.