- conceive
- kən'si:v
verb1) (to form (an idea etc) in the mind.) concebir2) (to imagine: I can't conceive why you did that.) entender3) ((of a woman) to become pregnant.) concebir•- conceivably
conceivetr[kən'siːv]transitive verb1 (child) concebir2 (devise, think up) concebir3 (understand) entender■ I cannot conceive how you could do such a thing no entiendo cómo pudiste hacer tal cosaintransitive verb1 concebirconceive [kən'si:v] v, -ceived ; -ceiving vi: concebir, embarazarseconceive vtimagine: concebir, imaginarconceivev.• aprehender v.• concebir v.• formar v.• idear v.• ingeniar v.kən'siːv
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transitive verb1)a) (devise) \<\<plan\>\> concebir*b) (imagine) imaginar, pensar*; (consider) considerarI can't conceive why you did it — no concibo or no me cabe en la cabeza por qué lo hiciste
2) \<\<child\>\> concebir*
2.
vi (become pregnant) concebir*Phrasal Verbs:[kǝn'siːv]1. VT1) [+ child] concebir2) (=imagine) concebirto conceive a dislike for sth/sb — cobrar antipatía a algo/algn
2. VI1) (=become pregnant) concebir2) (=think)to conceive of sth — imaginar algo
to conceive of doing sth — imaginarse haciendo algo
I cannot conceive of anything worse — no me puedo imaginar nada peor
I cannot conceive why — no entiendo porqué
* * *[kən'siːv]
1.
transitive verb1)a) (devise) \<\<plan\>\> concebir*b) (imagine) imaginar, pensar*; (consider) considerarI can't conceive why you did it — no concibo or no me cabe en la cabeza por qué lo hiciste
2) \<\<child\>\> concebir*
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vi (become pregnant) concebir*Phrasal Verbs:
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
