conceive
verb (used with object)
to form (a notion, opinion, purpose, etc.).
have conceived
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present perfectof conceive.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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Given he earned 14 victories over the previous two seasons, it is a drought few could have conceived when he triumphed at the American Express Open on 27 January 2026.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
In the words of a condemned conspirator, “The people have conceived a sacred truth—that they do not exist for governments, but that governments must be organized for them.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
There’s a wrinkle here because smartphones are 21st-century technology that the Framers couldn’t possibly have conceived of.
From Slate ● Jan. 20, 2026
“If you were early in vision, and sort of asking, “why would you want to digitize vision” There are lots of inventions that came about that you never would have conceived of, right?
From Salon ● Jan. 5, 2025
She not only went along with the game, but she felt sorry for him inside, thinking that he must have been very frightened to have conceived of that extravagant means of reconciliation.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
