how to pronounce conceive

/kənˈsiːv/

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conceive is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of conceive in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… never conceive of because he's never run …”

meaning of conceive

To conceive is to become pregnant.

conceive frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word conceive occurs in english on average 3.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics conceive can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that conceive can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;