conceive suggests the forming and bringing forth and usually developing of an idea, plan, or design.

CONCEIVE definition: 1. to imagine something: 2. to invent a plan or an idea: 3. to become pregnant, or to cause a…. Learn more.

Definition of conceive verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [transitive] conceive something (formal) to form an idea, a plan, etc. in your mind. He conceived the idea of …

Conceive definition: to form (a notion, opinion, purpose, etc.).. See examples of CONCEIVE used in a sentence.

To become pregnant with (offspring): She conceived her first child in London, but her second child was conceived in Paris. 2. To form or develop in the mind: conceive a plan to increase profits; …

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. [VERB noun] He conceived of the first truly portable computer in …

Jun 30, 2025 · conceive (third-person singular simple present conceives, present participle conceiving, simple past and past participle conceived) (ambitransitive) To have a child; to …

To conceive is to come up with an idea. If you conceive a plan for your little brother's birthday, you dream up the perfect party, complete with a magician, rented ponies, and a cake shaped like a …

to form (a notion, opinion, purpose, etc.): He conceived the project while he was on vacation. imagine. believe: I can't conceive that it would be of any use. to experience or form (a feeling): …

Some common synonyms of conceive are envisage, envision, fancy, imagine, realize, and think. While all these words mean "to form an idea of," conceive suggests the forming and bringing …