verb · transitive · rare

conspire

conspire · conspires · conspired · conspiring

змовлятися, змовитися

сговориться, замышлять, сговариваться

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To secretly plot or make plans together, often with the intention to bring bad or…To secretly plot or make plans together, often with the intention to bring bad or illegal results; to collude, to connive, to plot.

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/kənˈspaɪə(ɹ)/

» I suspect that you've conspired against me.

Я подозреваю, что вы в сговоре против меня.

Подозреваю, что вы против меня сговорились.

Meaning

3 senses

(intransitive)To secretly plot or make plans together, often with the intention to bring bad or illegal results; to collude, to connive, to plot.
sich verschwören
замышля́тьzamyšljátʹ, сгова́риватьсяsgovárivatʹsja, сговори́тьсяsgovorítʹsja
змовля́тисяzmovljátysja, змо́витисяzmóvytysja
(intransitive)To agree, to concur to one end.
The press, the pulpit, and the stage / Conspire to censure and expose our age.
(transitive)To work together to bring about.
Rain and sweat conspired to smudge her mascara.

More definitions

engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together
act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose

Examples

39 sentences

I suspect that you've conspired against me.
ruЯ подозреваю, что вы в сговоре против меня.
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What makes you think that everyone is conspiring against you?
deWie kommst du darauf, dass sich alle Welt gegen dich verschworen hätte?
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Even the sky conspires against us.
ruДаже небо участвует в заговоре против нас.
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What are you two conspiring about?
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What were you two conspiring about?
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Translations

7 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

to secretly plot:

Русский

By meaning 1

to secretly plot:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

to secretly plot:

Origin

From Middle English conspiren, from Old French conspirer, from Latin conspirare, conspīrō,

From Middle English conspiren, from Old French conspirer, from Latin conspirare, conspīrō, from con- (combining form of cum (“with”)) + spīrō (“breathe”).

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Forms

conspires, conspiring, conspired, conspired

Base form	conspire · to conspire
3rd person singular	conspires
Present participle	conspiring
Past simple	conspired
Past participle	conspired

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	conspire
he, she, it	conspires

Past simpleLesson

all persons

conspired

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have conspired
he, she, it	has conspired

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will conspire

Synonyms

6 synonyms

secretly plot:collogue

Close in meaning

engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together:cabal complot conjure machinate
act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose:collude

Word family

13 related words

Derivedcoconspire conspiringly conspirophile nonconspiring unconspired unconspiring

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle