English-Thai Dictionary

conceive

VI ตั้งครรภ์  become pregnant tang-kan

 

conceive

VT คิด  consider think kid

 

conceive

VT ตั้งครรภ์  tang-kan

 

conceive

VT เข้าใจ  apprehend understand khaol-jai

 

conceive as

PHRV คิด ว่า เป็น  นึ กว่า เป็น  kid-war-pen

 

conceive of

PHRV มี ความคิด เกี่ยวกับ  นึกถึง  เกิดขึ้นในใจ  me-kwam-kid-kiao-kab

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONCEIVE

v.t.[L., to take. ] 1. To receive into the womb, and breed; to begin the formation of the embryo or fetus of animal.
Then shall she be free and conceive seed. Numbers 5:28; Hebrews 11:11.
Elisabeth hath conceived a son in her old age. Luke 1:36.
In sin did my mother conceive me. Psalm 51:5.
2. To form in the mind; to imagine; to devise.
They conceive mischief and bring forth vanity. Job 15:35.
Nebuchadnezzar hath conceived a purpose against you. Jeremiah 49:3 .
3. To form an idea in the mind; to understand; to comprehend.
We cannot conceive the manner in which spirit operates upon matter.
4. To think; to be of opinion; to have an idea; to imagine.
You can hardly conceive this man to have been bred in the same climate.

 

CONCEIVE

v.i. 1. To have a fetus formed in the womb; to breed; to become pregnant.
Thou shalt conceive and bear a son. Judges 13:3.
2. To think; to have a conception or idea.
Conceive of things clearly and distinctly in their own natures. The grieved commons hardly conceive of me.
3. To understand; to comprehend; to have a complete idea of; as, I cannot conceive by what means this event has been produced.

 

CONCEIVED

pp. Formed in the womb; framed in the mind; devised; imagined; understood.

 

CONCEIVER

n.One that conceives; one that comprehends.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CONCEIVE

Con *ceive ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Conceived; p. pr. & vb. n.Conceiving. ] Etym: [OF. conzoivre, concever, conceveir, F. concevoir, fr. L. oncipere to take, to conceive; con- + capere to seize or take. See Capable, and cf. Conception. ]

 

1. To receive into the womb and begin to breed; to begin the formation of the embryo of. She hath also conceived a son in her old age. Luke i. 36.

 

2. To form in the mind; to plan; to devise; to generate; to originate; as, to conceive a purpose, plan, hope. It was among the ruins of the Capitol that I first conceived the idea of a work which has amused and exercised near twenty years of my life. Gibbon. Conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood. Is. lix. 13.

 

3. To apprehend by reason or imagination; to take into the mind; to know; to imagine; to comprehend; to understand. "I conceive you. " Hawthorne. O horror, horror, horror! Tongue nor heart Cannot conceive nor name thee! Shak. You will hardly conceive him to have been bred in the same climate. Swift.

 

Syn. -- To apprehend; imagine; suppose; understand; comprehend; believe; think.

 

CONCEIVE

CONCEIVE Con *ceive ", v. i.

 

1. To have an embryo or fetus formed in the womb; to breed; to become pregnant. A virgin shall conceive, and bear a son. Isa. vii. 14.

 

2. To have a conception, idea, or opinion; think; -- with of. Conceive of things clearly and distinctly in their own natures. I. Watts.

 

CONCEIVER

CONCEIVER Con *ceiv "er, n.

 

Defn: One who conceives.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

conceive

con ceive |kənˈsēv kənˈsiv | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 become pregnant with (a child ): she was conceived when her father was 49. • [ no obj. ] (of a woman ) become pregnant: five months ago Wendy conceived. 2 form or devise (a plan or idea ) in the mind: the dam project was originally conceived in 1977 | (as adj. conceived ) : a brilliantly conceived and executed robbery. • form a mental representation of; imagine: without society an individual cannot be conceived as having rights | [ no obj. ] : we could not conceive of such things happening to us. • become affected by (a feeling ): he conceived a passion for football. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French concevoir, from Latin concipere, from com- ‘together ’ + capere ‘take. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

conceive

con |ceive |kənˈsiːv | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 create (an embryo ) by fertilizing an egg: she was conceived when her father was 49. • [ no obj. ] (of a woman ) become pregnant: five months ago Wendy conceived. 2 form or devise (a plan or idea ) in the mind: the dam project was originally conceived in 1977 | (as adj., with submodifier conceived ) : a brilliantly conceived and executed robbery. • form a mental representation of; imagine: without society an individual cannot be conceived as having rights | [ no obj. ] : we could not conceive of such things happening to us. • literary become affected by (a feeling ): I had conceived a passion for another. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French concevoir, from Latin concipere, from com- ‘together ’ + capere ‘take ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

conceive

conceive verb 1 they were unable to conceive: become pregnant, become impregnated. 2 the project was conceived in 1977: think up, think of, dream up, devise, formulate, design, originate, create, develop; informal cook up, hatch. 3 I can hardly conceive what it must be like: imagine, envisage, visualize, picture, think, envision, grasp, appreciate, apprehend; formal ideate.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

conceive

conceive verb 1 she was unable to conceive: get pregnant, become pregnant, become impregnated, become inseminated, become fertilized. 2 the project was conceived in 1977: think up, think of, come up with, dream up, draw up, devise, form, formulate, design, frame, invent, coin, originate, create, develop, evolve; hatch, cook up, contrive. 3 I could hardly conceive what it must be like in winter: imagine, envisage, visualize, picture, picture in one's mind's eye, conjure up an image of, think, see, perceive, grasp, appreciate, apprehend; rare envision, ideate.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

conceive

con ceive /kənsíːv /〖「con (完全に )ceive ((体内に )取り入れる )」＞「妊娠する 思い浮かべる 」〗(名 )concept, conceit, conception 動詞 ～s /-z /; ～d /-d /; -ceiving (!進行形にしない ) 他動詞 1 〈考え 計画など 〉を考えつく (think of ); 〈意見 愛憎など 〉を心に抱く ▸ They conceived the idea of a trip to China .彼らは中国へ旅行に行こうと考えた 2 ｟かたく ｠〖通例否定文 疑問文で 〗…を理解する ; 〖conceive that節 /wh節 〗…だと […かを ]想像する ▸ I can't conceive that anyone would dare to try to conquer the dangerous summit .その危険な峰にあえて登頂しようとする人がいるとは想像がつかない 3 …を «…と » 考える , 思う (think ) «as , to be » ▸ Directing was once conceived as a male occupation .(映画 )監督はかつては男性の仕事と考えられていた 4 〖通例be ～d 〗〈考え 計画などが 〉言い表される , 述べられる (express ).5 〈女性が 〉〈子供 〉を妊娠する .自動詞 1 «…を /…と » 考える «of /as » ▸ conceive of the fort as an important part of the coastal defense その要塞 （ようさい ）を沿岸防衛の重要な一部ととらえる .2 ｟かたく ｠〖通例否定文で 〗 «事を /…することを /…かを » 想像する, 考慮する «of /of do ing /of wh 節 » ▸ I can't conceive of spending 100,000 yen for shoes .靴に10万円使うなど考えられない .3 〈女性が 〉妊娠する .