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conceive

/kənˈsiv/kuhn-SEEV
/kənˈsiv/kuhn-SEEV

Meaningto take in

Common meaning: to form in the mind

Other meanings: to become pregnant

Journey through time

  1. Latinconciperesource
  2. Old Frenchconcever‘concevoir, to conceive’source
  3. Middle Englishconceiuensource
  4. Englishconceive‘to form in the mind’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin concipere ‘to take in’.

Roots

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