Английский Этимологический словарь - conceive
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~ v 1 to think of a new idea, plan etc and develop it in your mind (Scientists first conceived the idea of the atomic bomb in the 1930's) 2 formal to imagine a particular situation (conceive what/why/how etc) (I find it difficult to conceive why the government introduced the policy in the first place. | conceive of sth) (I can't conceive of any reason why we can't come. | conceive of doing sth) (I would never conceive of treating someone the way Helen treats John.) 3 to become pregnant (fertility treatment for women who have difficulty conceiving) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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(conceives, conceiving, conceived) 1. If you cannot conceive of something, you cannot imagine it or believe it. I just can’t even conceive of that quantity of money... He was immensely ambitious but unable to conceive of winning power for himself. VERB: usu with brd-neg, V of n/-ing, V of n/-ing, also V that 2. If you conceive something as a particular thing, you consider it to be that thing. The ancients conceived the earth as afloat in water... We conceive of the family as being in a constant state of change... Elvis conceived of himself as a ballad singer. VERB: V n as n/-ing, V of n as n/-ing, V of n as n/-ing 3. If you conceive a plan or idea, you think of it and work out how it can be done. She had conceived the idea of a series of novels... He conceived of the first truly portable computer in 1968. VERB: V n, V of n 4. When a woman conceives, she becomes pregnant. Women, he says, should give up alcohol before they plan to conceive... A mother who already has non-identical twins is more likely to conceive another set of twins. VERB: V, V n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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verb (~d; conceiving) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French conceivre, from Latin concipere to take in, ~, from com- + capere to take — more at heave Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to become pregnant with (young) ~ a child b. to cause to begin ; originate a project ~d by the company's founder 2. a. to take into one's mind ~ a prejudice b. to form a conception of ; imagine a badly ~d design 3. to apprehend by reason or imagination ; understand unable to ~ his reasons 4. to have as an opinion I cannot ~ that he acted alone intransitive verb 1. to become pregnant 2. to have a conception — usually used with of ~s of death as emptiness Synonyms: see think • ~r noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. 1 intr. become pregnant. 2 tr. become pregnant with (a child). 3 tr. (often foll. by that + clause) a imagine, fancy, think (can't conceive that he could be guilty). b (usu. in passive) formulate, express (a belief, a plan, etc.). Phrases and idioms conceive of form in the mind; imagine. Etymology: ME f. OF conceiv- stressed stem of concevoir f. L concipere concept- (as com-, capere take) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. постигать; понимать I can't conceive where he has gone —- я не могу понять, куда он ушел I can't conceive why you allowed the child to travel alone —- просто непостижимо, как вы могли разрешить ребенку уехать одному 2. возыметь, почувствовать to conceive a dislike for smb. —- невзлюбить кого-л 3. задумывать, замышлять to conceive a plan —- задумать план who first conceived this idea? —- у кого впервые зародилась эта мысль? he has conceived a certain manner of painting —- он создал определенную манеру письма scientists first conceived the idea of the atomic bomb in the 1930s —- мысль об атомной бомбе впервые вознила у ученых в тридцатые годы 4. полагать, думать we conceive it to be expedient —- мы полагаем, что это целесообразно I conceive it my duty to admonish you —- считаю своим долгом указать вам 5. книж. представлять, воображать to conceive of the author as a genius —- считать писателя гением in ancient times the world was conceived of as flat —- в старину землю представляли плоской 6. физиол. забеременеть, зачать ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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of представлять I cannot conceive of such cruelty as to take a child away from its mother. Its difficult to conceive of travelling to the moon. Can you conceive of her doing such a stupid thing? CONCEIVE v. 1) постигать, понимать; представлять себе 2) задумывать a well conceived scheme - хорошо задуманный план 3) почувствовать, возыметь to conceive an affection for smb. - привязаться к кому-л. to conceive a dislike for smb. - невзлюбить кого-л. 4) зачать, забеременеть - conceive as - conceive of Syn: see devise CONCEIVE as считать Local government is conceived as a single means of sending messages between the elected councillors and the citizens. ...Англо-русский словарь
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