conceive

immaginare, concepire

Rappresentarsi mentalmente una situazione o considerare possibile qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: To imagine a situation or consider something possible.

• I cannot conceive of such a thing.
• Can you conceive of living without electricity?
• They conceived the future as a time of peace.

Come si usa: conceive of something (I cannot conceive of a world without music.); conceive of doing something (She could not conceive of living alone.); conceive something as something (He conceived the city as a single living organism.)

Sinonimi: imagine, envisage

Espressioni comuni: conceive of something, cannot conceive, conceive something as

ideare, concepire

Pensare a una nuova idea, a un piano o a un progetto.

In inglese semplice: To think of a new idea, plan, or design.

• She conceived the idea herself.
• Who first conceived of this project?
• The plan was conceived during a discussion with local residents.

Come si usa: conceive something (The architect conceived a design with a central garden.); conceive of something (She conceived of a new way to teach reading.)

Sinonimi: think up, devise, invent

Espressioni comuni: conceive an idea, conceive a plan, conceive of something

concepire, rimanere incinta

Rimanere incinta o dare origine a un bambino che comincia a svilupparsi nel grembo materno.

In inglese semplice: To become pregnant, or cause a baby to begin developing inside its mother.

• They are trying to conceive.
• She conceived her first child at thirty.
• The baby was conceived before they moved abroad.

Sinonimi: become pregnant

Espressioni comuni: conceive a child, conceive naturally, trying to conceive

capire, comprendere

Capire ciò che qualcuno intende dire o pensa.

In inglese semplice: To understand what someone means or thinks.

• I cannot conceive your meaning.
• She conceived his intention at once.
• He struggled to conceive what the speaker meant.

Sinonimi: understand, comprehend

Espressioni comuni: conceive someone’s meaning, conceive someone’s intention