have the idea for; "He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients"; "This library was well conceived"
Used in a Sentence
conceive
How to use conceive in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for conceive.
Editorial note
If you conceive to build a perpetual motion machine then you will have taken the first step.
Examples13
Definitions3
Parts of speech1
Quick take
have the idea for; "He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients"; "This library was well conceived"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of conceive gathered in one view.
judge or regard; look upon; judge; "I think he is very smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior"
become pregnant; undergo conception; "She cannot conceive"; "My daughter was conceived in Christmas Day"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for conceive.
verb
have the idea for; "He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients"; "This library was well conceived"
See also: gestate, conceptualize, conceptualise
verb
judge or regard; look upon; judge; "I think he is very smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior"
verb
become pregnant; undergo conception; "She cannot conceive"; "My daughter was conceived in Christmas Day"
Example sentences
If you conceive to build a perpetual motion machine then you will have taken the first step.
I can't conceive of who would sign up for this given how little information there is on the site.
I couldn't conceive of a world where enough contract work existed that I could possibly line up.
They have comics aimed at insurance salesmen, golfers, pretty much any kind of genre you can conceive of.
Because as much as I agree with the PR, I have the ability to conceive of other perspectives.
How does someone even conceive of something like that without realizing the glaring problem with it?
If that is impossible to conceive of, make sure that you are exploring all avenues -- including bankruptcy.
It's not like it was imitating anything especially unique or difficult to conceive.
We need to start working yesterday on a society that can conceive of supporting even those who contribute nothing, or I fear that the era of free food will see us all starve to death.
The way people normally conceive of iterative processes does not contain the essential element of recursion: that something is used in its own definition.
Yes and no. Yes, he could say "I work for AmaGooFaceSoft on a new type of infrastructure product which most companies can't even conceive of but which makes a lot of sense when you have 10,000 engineers and several hundred thousand servers.
Disguise it, struggle with it, beat it down, stifle it, mortify it as much as one pleases, it is still alive, and will every now and then peep out and show itself; you will see it, perhaps, often in this history; for, even if I could conceive that I had completely overcome it, I should probably be proud of my humility.
If the operative standard were otherwise, then all innovation would stand frozen altogether because it is always possible to conceive of an ill use for any technology that makes things faster, more powerful, more efficient, etc. Put any such thing into the hands of human actors and some bad results are guaranteed to follow given enough time and opportunity.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use conceive in a sentence?
If you conceive to build a perpetual motion machine then you will have taken the first step.
What does conceive mean?
have the idea for; "He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients"; "This library was well conceived"
What part of speech is conceive?
conceive is commonly used as verb.