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conceive.

To have a child; to become pregnant (with).

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/kənˈsiːv/
  1. To have a child; to become pregnant (with).

    ambitransitive
    Assisted procreation can help those trying to conceive.
  2. To develop; to form in the mind; to imagine.

    transitive
  3. To imagine (as); to have a conception of; to form a representation of.

    ambitransitive · ditransitive · with-of
    Can you conceive of him as a leader?
  4. To understand (someone).

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English conceyven, from Old French concevoir, conceveir, from Latin concipiō, concipere (“to devise, to conceive”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.