CONCEIVE


Meaning of CONCEIVE in English

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

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .