conception
The act of conceivingThe act of conceiving.
» Tom had no conception of what fatherhood entailed.
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8 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of conceiving.
(countable, uncountable)The state of being conceived; the beginning.
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зача́тиеzačátije
зача́ттяzačáttja, заплі́дненняzaplídnennja
the event that occurred at the beginning of something
(countable, uncountable)The fertilization of an ovum by a sperm to form a zygote.
the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon
(countable, uncountable)The start of pregnancy.
(countable, uncountable)The formation of a conceptus or an implanted embryo.
(countable, uncountable)The power or faculty of apprehending of forming an idea in the mind; the power of recalling a past sensation or perception; the ability to form mental abstractions.
(countable, uncountable)An image, idea, or notion formed in the mind; a concept, plan or design.
Vorstellung, Konzeption
поня́тиеponjátije, конце́пцияkoncépcija, представле́ниеpredstavlénije
конце́пціяkoncépcija
(countable, uncountable)Something conceived or designed.
Examples
20 sentencesTom had no conception of what fatherhood entailed.
Tom has no conception of what it's like to be in love.
deTom hat nicht den leisesten Schimmer, wie es ist, verliebt zu sein. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
What's your conception of the world?
With birds, as with mammals, conception occurs internally.
ruУ птиц, как и у млекопитающих животных, зачатие происходит внутри. — AqQoyriq_1
Don't forget that wrong conceptions lead to wrong conclusions.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English concepcioun, borrowed from Old French conception, from Latin conceptiōFrom Middle English concepcioun, borrowed from Old French conception, from Latin conceptiō (“a comprehending, a collection, composition, an expression, also a becoming pregnant”), from concipiō, past participle conceptus (“conceive”); see conceive. Equivalent to conceive + -tion.
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Forms
plural: conceptions| Singular | conception |
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Synonyms
7 synonyms- an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances:conceptconstruct
- the event that occurred at the beginning of something:creation
- the creation of something in the mind:inventioninnovationexcogitationdesign
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
17 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable