conceive
🇬🇧 UK/kən'siːv/🇺🇸 US/kәn'si:v/
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Definitions
v.
To form an idea or plan in the mind; to become pregnant.
构思,设想;怀孕
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.conceive of想象
- 2.conceive a child生育孩子
Example Sentences
- 1.
It was hard for people in the eighteenth century to conceive of space travel.
- 2.
The couple was thrilled when they learned they would conceive a child.