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Meanings of
conceive of
in English
Portuguese
imaginar
Catalan
imaginar
Spanish
imaginar
Back to the meaning
Form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case.
imagine
envisage
ideate
Portuguese
imaginar
Usage of
conceive of
in English
1
Drosks found it difficult to
conceive
of
a number greater than seven.
2
It is not difficult to
conceive
of
a just war against Iraq.
3
Women cannot
conceive
of
the drama of life without women in it.
4
These are inventions that we couldn't even
conceive
of
10 years ago.
5
He didn't want to understand, couldn't
conceive
of
what she was saying.
6
The wife was denied to him; he could
conceive
of
no other.
7
Universities now
conceive
of
themselves as corporate organisations driven by business plans.
8
It is the whitest white you can
conceive
of
,
and the blindingest.
9
I can't
conceive
of
anyone wasting even five minutes in a game.
10
He could barely
conceive
of
what he was being asked to consider.
11
Hence it was natural for Plato to
conceive
of
it as eternal.
12
In fact, it is scarcely possible to
conceive
of
greater artistic contrasts.
13
Andy couldn't even
conceive
of
disappearing for days on end like that.
14
He tried to
conceive
of
a story that would explain his appearance.
15
Being lost from her was the worst calamity they could
conceive
of
.
16
On no other supposition can we
conceive
of
the words coming true.
Other examples for "conceive of"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
conceive
of
conceive
Verb
Preposition
Translations for
conceive of
Portuguese
imaginar
pensar
conjeturar
Catalan
imaginar
imaginar-se
afigurar-se
concebre
Spanish
imaginar
concebir
Conceive of
through the time
Conceive of
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common
Ireland
Less common