concept
An abstract and general ideaAn abstract and general idea; an abstraction.
Meaning
3 sensesAn abstract and general idea; an abstraction.
an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
Understanding retained in the mind, from experience, reasoning and imagination; a generalization (generic, basic form), or abstraction (mental impression), of a particular set of instances or occurrences (specific, though different, recorded manifestations of the concept).
Begriff, Konzept
конце́пцияkoncépcija, поня́тиеponjátije, представле́ниеpredstavlénije
конце́пціяkoncépcija, іде́яidéja, поня́ттяponjáttja
A description of supported operations on a type, including their syntax and semantics.
Examples
244 sentencesDon't you understand the concept?
Хіба ти не розумієш концепцію? — deniko
ruТебе не понятна общая идея? — marafon
Tom is struggling with the concept.
deTom hat Schwierigkeiten mit dem Konzept. — quicksanddiver
It's an easy concept to understand.
I assume you're familiar with this concept.
It's not a hard concept to understand.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Middle French concept, from Latin conceptus (“a thought, purpose, also a conBorrowed from Middle French concept, from Latin conceptus (“a thought, purpose, also a conceiving, etc.”), from concipiō (“to take in, conceive”). Doublet of conceit and concetto. See conceive.
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Forms
plural: conceptsSynonyms
4 synonyms- an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances:conceptionconstruct