connive
verb (used without object)
to cooperate secretly; conspire (often followed bywith ).
has connived
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present perfectof connive (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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For Jeremy Paxman, though, it is an art form that has "connived at its own irrelevance", as he believes that poets today have stopped talking to the public and are only addressing each other.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 1, 2014
"Do you suggest that this girl has connived at a murder?"
From The Angel of Terror by Edgar Wallace
It is she who has connived with her ambitious lover to see a real crown encircle her own brow.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 362, December 1845 by Various
And in the American field Sir Joseph has connived with a syndicate to purchase factories, to stop production at the source, since your U-boats and your red-handed diplomatic spies cannot stop it otherwise.
From The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards by Henry Raleigh
The man who has connived at Richard Darke’s escape, and made money by the connivance, is now more than repentant for his dereliction of duty.
From The Death Shot A Story Retold by Mayne Reid
