What does conceive mean?

conceive means "have the idea for". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in conceive?

conceive has 2 syllables: con-ceive. The stress falls on "ceive". In IPA it is /kənˈsiv/.

What is another word for conceive?

Close synonyms include gestate, conceptualize, conceptualise, think, believe. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is conceive a common word?

conceive is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with conceive?

6 words rhyme with conceive. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

conceive — meaning, pronunciation and 3 definitions

verb

3 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
have the idea for
“He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients”
“This library was well conceived”
Synonymsgestate conceptualize conceptualise
Broadercreate by mental act
Narrowerdesign preconceive discover
2.
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”
Synonymsthink believe consider
Broaderevaluate
Narrowerhold rethink think think of feel see
3.
become pregnant; undergo conception
“She cannot conceive”
“My daughter was conceived in Christmas Day”
Broaderchange state
Narrowersuperfetate

Other forms of conceive

past tense: conceived·
present participle: conceiving·
third person: conceives·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about conceive

What does conceive mean?: conceive means "have the idea for". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in conceive?: conceive has 2 syllables: con-ceive. The stress falls on "ceive". In IPA it is /kənˈsiv/.
What is another word for conceive?: Close synonyms include gestate, conceptualize, conceptualise, think, believe. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is conceive a common word?: conceive is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.
What rhymes with conceive?: 6 words rhyme with conceive. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for conceive come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

verb

3 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
have the idea for
“He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients”
“This library was well conceived”
Synonymsgestate conceptualize conceptualise
Broadercreate by mental act
Narrowerdesign preconceive discover
2.
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”
Synonymsthink believe consider
Broaderevaluate
Narrowerhold rethink think think of feel see
3.
become pregnant; undergo conception
“She cannot conceive”
“My daughter was conceived in Christmas Day”
Broaderchange state
Narrowersuperfetate

Other forms of conceive

past tense: conceived·
present participle: conceiving·
third person: conceives·

Questions about conceive

What does conceive mean?: conceive means "have the idea for". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in conceive?: conceive has 2 syllables: con-ceive. The stress falls on "ceive". In IPA it is /kənˈsiv/.
What is another word for conceive?: Close synonyms include gestate, conceptualize, conceptualise, think, believe. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is conceive a common word?: conceive is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.
What rhymes with conceive?: 6 words rhyme with conceive. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

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