CONTRIVE


Meaning of CONTRIVE in English

verb

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

He contrived a meeting between his mother and her ex- husband.

In the play Amos contrives a scheme to make Paul pay back the money he owes him.

Richter contrived a scale to measure the force of an earthquake.

The lawsuit says oil companies contrived a gasoline shortage in the early 1970s.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Fortunately this morning Rose had contrived to rid himself of Naseby's services.

In as tactful a way as she could contrive she asked Shildon to hurry up with what he wanted to say.

They can not be urgent if they must be contrived for him.

They spoke of trading and contriving.

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