What part of speech is conceive?

Conceive can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. conceive is a verb, present, 1st person singular of conceive (infinitive).
  • 2. conceive is a verb (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does conceive mean?

Definitions

Verb

conceive - become pregnant; undergo conception; "She cannot conceive"; "My daughter was conceived in Christmas Day"
conceive - have the idea for; "He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients"; "This library was well conceived"
conceive - judge or regard; look upon; judge; "I think he is very smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior"

Examples of conceive

#   Sentence  
1. verb She cannot conceive.
2. verb I cannot conceive why she has done such a thing.
3. verb We cannot conceive science without a hypothesis.
4. verb I can't conceive how I could have made such a mistake.
5. verb I can't conceive of her deceiving me.
6. verb I can't conceive of living without him.
7. verb Consider what effects, that might conceivably have practical bearings, we conceive the object of our conception to have. Then, our conception of these effects is the whole of our conception of the object.
8. verb But nothing is so hard for those who abound in riches, as to conceive how others can be in want.
9. verb What the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.
10. verb Therefore, be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be.
11. verb It is not possible to conceive without perceiving.
12. verb I can't conceive of Tom doing that.
13. verb I see a clock, but I cannot envision the clockmaker. The human mind is unable to conceive of the four dimensions, so how can it conceive of a God, before whom a thousand years and a thousand dimensions are as one?
14. verb What the mind can conceive, it can achieve.
15. verb Dan and Linda failed to conceive.
Sentence  
verb
She cannot conceive.
I cannot conceive why she has done such a thing.
We cannot conceive science without a hypothesis.
I can't conceive how I could have made such a mistake.
I can't conceive of her deceiving me.
I can't conceive of living without him.
Consider what effects, that might conceivably have practical bearings, we conceive the object of our conception to have. Then, our conception of these effects is the whole of our conception of the object.
But nothing is so hard for those who abound in riches, as to conceive how others can be in want.
What the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.
Therefore, be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be.
It is not possible to conceive without perceiving.
I can't conceive of Tom doing that.
I see a clock, but I cannot envision the clockmaker. The human mind is unable to conceive of the four dimensions, so how can it conceive of a God, before whom a thousand years and a thousand dimensions are as one?
What the mind can conceive, it can achieve.
Dan and Linda failed to conceive.

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