verb
1 ( formal ) think of/imagine
ADVERB
▪ brilliantly , carefully , well
▪
The plan was brilliantly ~d.
▪ poorly
▪ broadly
▪
The course is very broadly ~d (= it covers a wide range of topics) .
▪ narrowly
▪ initially , originally
▪
The dam project was originally ~d in 1977.
VERB + CONCEIVE
▪ cannot
▪
I cannot ~ why you paid out so much money.
▪ be difficult to , be impossible to
▪
It is difficult to ~ of a society without money.
▪ be easy to , be possible to
PREPOSITION
▪ of
▪
We ~ of ourselves as individuals.
2 become pregnant
ADVERB
▪ naturally
▪
She was unable to ~ a child naturally and was offered fertility treatment.
▪ immaculately
▪
the Christian belief in Jesus as being immaculately ~d
VERB + CONCEIVE
▪ be able to , be unable to
Conceive is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ baby , ↑ child , ↑ project