conceive
verb (used with object)
to form (a notion, opinion, purpose, etc.).
were conceiving
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past progressiveof conceive.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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When you were conceiving "The1619 Project," did you have any idea of how it would be received after its publication?
From Salon ● Jan. 26, 2023
“When we were conceiving of this project, we figured, well, if there’s any time to get Hendrix’s Woodstock guitar over to the Smithsonian, even for temporary placement … this is it,” Troutman said.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 23, 2022
When you were conceiving “Where We Belong,” did you always consider it as a solo show?
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 5, 2022
“When we were conceiving of Avengers Campus, we knew that we wanted to push ourselves to allow our guests to interact with and see Spider-Man in more iconic ways,” Fields says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2021
Jen Spyra: I hugely lucked out in getting in on the ground floor with The Late Show as we were conceiving it.
From Slate ● Mar. 23, 2021
