English-Thai Dictionary

preconceive

VT มีอคติ  me-ar-ka-ti

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PRECONCEIVE

v.t.[L. proe, before, and concipio, to conceive. ] To form a conception or opinion beforehand; to form a previous notion or idea.
In a dead plain, the way seems the longer, because the eye has preconceived it shorter than the truth.

 

PRECONCEIVED

pp. Conceived beforehand; previously formed; as preconceived opinions; preconceived ends or purposes.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PRECONCEIVE

Pre `con *ceive ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Preconceived; p. pr. & vb. n.Preconceiving. ]

 

Defn: To conceive, or form an opinion of, beforehand; to form a previous notion or idea of. In a dead plain the way seemeth the longer, because the eye hath preconceived it shorter than the truth. Bacon.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

preconceived

pre con ceived |ˌprēkənˈsēvd ˈˌprikənˈsivd | ▶adjective (of an idea or opinion ) formed before having the evidence for its truth or usefulness: the same set of facts can be tailored to fit any preconceived belief.

 

Oxford Dictionary

preconceived

pre |con ¦ceived |priːkənˈsiːvd | ▶adjective (of an idea or opinion ) formed before having the evidence for its truth or usefulness: the same set of facts can be tailored to fit any preconceived belief.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

preconceived

preconceived adjective our preconceived notions about his latest CD were, much to our delight, quite wrong: predetermined, prejudged; prejudiced, biased.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

preconceived

preconceived adjective some people tend to have preconceived ideas about us: predetermined, prejudged; prejudiced, biased.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

preconceived

pre con ceived /prìːkənsíːvd /形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗固定観念の, 偏見的な, 先入観的な 〈思い 考えなど 〉.