Is conceiving a word

- постигать, понимать

I can’t conceive where he has gone — я не могу понять, куда он ушёл 
I can’t conceive why you allowed the child to travel alone — просто непостижимо, как вы могли разрешить ребёнку уехать одному 
to conceive a proposal — понимать предложение 

- возыметь, почувствовать

to conceive a dislike [an affection] for smb. — невзлюбить кого-л. [привязаться к кому-л.] 

- задумывать, замышлять

to conceive a plan — задумать план 
who first conceived this idea? — у кого впервые зародилась эта мысль? 
he has conceived a certain manner of painting — он создал определённую манеру письма 
scientists first conceived the idea of the atomic bomb in the 1930s — мысль об атомной бомбе впервые возникла у учёных в тридцатые годы 

- полагать, думать

we conceive it to be expedient — мы полагаем, что это целесообразно 
I conceive it my duty to admonish you — считаю своим долгом указать вам 

- (of) книжн. представлять, воображать

to conceive of the author as a genius — считать писателя гением 
in ancient times the world was conceived of as flat — в старину землю представляли плоской 

- физиол. забеременеть, зачать

to beget / conceive a child — зачать ребёнка 

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She cannot conceive. 

Она не может забеременеть.

I can’t conceive how he could let her go. 

Не понимаю, как он мог отпустить её.

Can you conceive of her doing such a stupid thing? 

Ты можешь себе представить, чтобы она сделала такую глупость?

This library was well conceived. 

Планировка этой библиотеки была хорошо продумана.

It is scarcely possible to conceive a viler day than this. 

Едва ли можно представить более мерзкий день, чем этот.

When the writer conceived this role, he had a specific actor in mind to play the part. 

Когда сценарист задумывал эту роль, у него на примете был определённый актер.

I cannot conceive of such cruelty as to take a child away from its mother. 

Не представляю, как можно отнять ребёнка у матери, это так жестоко.

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Definition of conceive

transitive verb. 1a : to become pregnant with (young) conceive a child. b : to cause to begin : originate a project conceived by the company’s founder. 2a : to take into one’s mind conceive a prejudice. b : to form a conception of : imagine a badly conceived design cleverly conceived teleplays.

conceive (v.)

Meaning «take into the mind, form a correct notion of» is from mid-14c., that of «form as a general notion in the mind» is from late 14c., figurative senses also found in the Old French and Latin words.

How do you use the word conceive?

verb (used with object), con·ceived, con·ceiv·ing.

How can you conceive twins?

Conception happens when a sperm fertilizes an egg to form an embryo. However, if there are two eggs present in the womb at the time of fertilization or the fertilized egg splits into two separate embryos, a woman can become pregnant with twins.

What is a antonym for conceive?

conceive. Antonyms: produce, express, propound, declare, execute, misconceive. Synonyms: imagine, apprehend, believe, suppose, design, think, understand.

How long does it take after conception to become pregnant?

Pregnancy doesn’t start the day you have sex — it can take up to six days after sex for the sperm and egg to join and form a fertilized egg. Then, it can take three to four days for the fertilized egg to completely implant itself in the lining of the uterus.

Can you conceive an idea?

To conceive is to come up with an idea. … Latin roots for conceive (by way of French) point to «take into» either «the womb» or «the mind.» An idea is sometimes called «a seed» or «the seed of an idea,» and conceive means to produce something from inside the mind — or to become pregnant.

What is the synonym of conceived?

Can you tell the father of your baby by conception date?

Obstetricians, GPs and midwifes have a simple formula for working out the expected date of delivery (EDD) based on the date of the first day of your last menstrual period. Add seven days to the date of that first day, and then subtract three months.

Can men get pregnant?

People who are born male and living as men cannot get pregnant. A transgender man or nonbinary person may be able to, however. It is only possible for a person to be pregnant if they have a uterus. The uterus is the womb, which is where the fetus develops.

How can I get pregnant fast?

Experts say the best way to get pregnant fast is to have sex once a day, every other day, during the fertile window right before and after ovulation. If you have sex too often, your partner’s sperm count may be reduced, and if you don’t have enough sex, the sperm may be old and unable to swim as fast.

What pills can help me get pregnant?

Fertility drugs include:

Can you feel when sperm enters the egg?

Can you feel when an egg gets fertilized? You won’t feel when an egg gets fertilized. You also won’t feel pregnant after two or three days. But some women can feel implantation, the process in which the fertilized egg travels down the fallopian tube and buries itself deep within the wall of the uterus.

Is there any symptoms when sperm meets egg?

Along with cramping, you may experience what is called implantation bleeding or spotting. This usually happens 10 to 14 days after conception, around the time of your usual period. Implantation bleeding is usually much lighter than your regular menstrual period bleeding.

Does conceive mean the day you get pregnant?

When there is an egg waiting, conception can occur as soon as three minutes after sexual intercourse. That said, sperm can survive inside the female reproductive system for up to five days. 3 This means that the day that you had sex won’t necessarily be the day that you get pregnant.

What is the opposite of conception?

Antonyms: actuality, certainty, fact, reality, truth, verity. Synonyms: belief, caprice, conceit, desire, fancy, humor, idea, image, imagination, inclination, liking, mood, predilection, supposition, vagary, whim.

What is the noun form of conceive?

conception. The act of conceiving. The state of being conceived; the beginning. The fertilization of an ovum by a sperm to form a zygote.

What is the synonym of vex?

How do I increase my chances of having twins naturally?

What will help boost my chances of having twins?

Can folic acid cause twins?

Folic Acid Not Tied to Multiple Births. Jan. 31, 2003 — Women who take folic acid supplements before or during pregnancy are not any more likely to have a multiple birth, such as twins or triplets, according to new research.

How common are twins naturally?

Hence, it is difficult to explain why players would conceive of the simultaneous move game in sequential terms.

Again, it is difficult to conceive of an explanation of this replay of activity patterns that does not involve memory consolidation, transfer, or integration.

In the first instance, it is difficult to conceive what might motivate such random substitutions.

This was conceived around euthymia, an absence of affective symptoms.

These trajectories can be conceived as frames of references indicating the nature of the change to be expected.

As we conceive it, the problem concerns certain properties that are represented by the human visual system and those of a variety of other animals.

The profound differences among the religious traditions are due to the different ways in which the transcendent reality is experienced and conceived in human life.

Then, a new structure was conceived in order to lessen the disadvantages of the earlier structure.

Consequently, the design space will have to be conceived as a multilevel, possibly multidimensional construct.

While no moving or running devices were considered, it was realized that an almost endless variety of fixed devices could be conceived.

Monocular observation through a physical or even notional intersecting plane is thus conceived as relatively ‘constructed’ by the geometric formula.

Nevertheless, when it is economically conceived in this simplicity, «labor» is as modern a category as are the relations which create this simple abstraction.

It is an elegant argument, clearly conceived and well-written.

Taxonomies lend themselves as natural starting points in explaining ontologies as they can be easily conceived as a sort of lightweight ontology.

I also conceived that the principle of broken up light playing on a photo-electric cell would be the best means of making it practical.

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