глагол 1) постигать, понимать Например: I can't conceive how he could let her go. — Не понимаю, как он мог отпустить её. Синоним(ы): understand 2) вбивать себе в голову 3) (conceive as) задумывать Например: Local government is conceived as a single means of sending messages between the elected councillors and the citizens. — Местная администрация задумана как единственный посредник между гражданами и их выборными представителями. Синоним(ы): devise 4) испытать, ощутить, почувствовать 5) (conceive of) представлять, воображать Например: I cannot conceive of such cruelty as to take a child away from its mother. — Не представляю, как можно отнять ребёнка у матери, это так жестоко. Can you conceive of her doing such a stupid thing? — Ты можешь себе представить, чтобы она сделала такую глупость? 6) дать начало чему-либо Синоним(ы): originate 7) забеременеть, зачать
verb (conceived; conceiving) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French conceivre, from Latin concipere to take in, conceive, from com- + capere to take — more at heave transitive verb 1. a. to become pregnant with (young) Example: conceive a child b. to cause to begin; originate Example: a project conceived by the company's founder 2. a. to take into one's mind Example: conceive a prejudice b. to form a conception of; imagine Example: a badly conceived design 3. to apprehend by reason or imagination; understand Example: unable to conceive his reasons 4. to have as an opinion Example: I cannot conceive that he acted alone intransitive verb 1. to become pregnant 2. to have a conception — usually used with of Example: conceives of death as emptiness Synonyms: see think • conceiver noun