Meaning

1 senses

  1. To conceive, or form an opinion of, beforehand; to have a preconception

    conceive beforehand

Examples

5 sentences

  1. It blew away all my preconceived notions.

    ruЭто разрушило все мои предубеждения. — odexed

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  2. I'm sorry that I don't conform to your preconceived notions of perfection.

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  3. People are more inclined to believe in pseudoscience that flatters their preconceived notions.

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  4. It challenged my preconceived notions.

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  5. A study looks at how preconceived notions, along with the appearance of a politician, can influence how you vote.

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Forms

preconceives, preconceiving, preconceived, preconceived
Base formpreconceive · to preconceive
3rd person singularpreconceives
Present participlepreconceiving
Past simplepreconceived
Past participlepreconceived

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypreconceive
he, she, itpreconceives

Past simpleLesson

all personspreconceived

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave preconceived
he, she, ithas preconceived

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill preconceive

Synonyms

1 synonyms
foreconceive

Word family

1 related words
Relatedpreconception

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
precisionC1precludeprecociousC2preconceptionC2precondition
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