conception

US: /kənˈsɛpʃən/

UK: /kənsˈɛpʃən/


English - Vietnamese dictionary

conception /kən'sepʃn/
  • danh từ
    • quan niệm, nhận thức
      • to have a clear conception of: có một quan niệm rõ ràng về
    • khái niệm
    • sự thai nghén trong óc; sự hình thành trong óc
    • sự thụ thai

Advanced English dictionary

+ noun
1 [U] the process of forming an idea or a plan: The plan was brilliant in its conception but failed because of lack of money.
2 [C, U] ~ (of sth)
~ (that ...) an understanding or a belief of what sth is or what sth should be: Marx's conception of social justice + He has no conception of how difficult life is if you're unemployed.
3 [U, C] the process of an egg being FERTILIZED inside a woman's body so that she becomes pregnant: the moment of conception + A child is born about 40 weeks after conception takes place.
See also - CONCEIVE

Thesaurus dictionary

n.
1 birth, beginning, genesis, inception, commencement, emergence, start, inauguration, initiation, launch, launching, origin, origination, formation, formulation, introduction:
We were excited to be in at the conception of the scheme.
2 idea, notion, inkling, clue, concept; idée reçu; understanding, knowledge, appreciation, comprehension:
He has no conception of what is involved in maintaining a yacht.
3 design, plan, scheme, proposal, outline:
Transporting a building from another site instead of constructing one was a bold conception.

Collocation

1 idea/understanding

ADJ.

clear, distinct
We now have a clearer conception of the problem.
| broad, general | narrow | bold, grand | modern | traditional | popular | initial, original

VERB + CONCEPTION

have

PREP.

in ~
His work is strikingly fresh in conception.

PHRASES

have no conception of sth
You have no conception of what her life is like.

2 becoming/making sb pregnant

VERB + CONCEPTION

prevent

PREP.

at ~
Sex identity is fixed at conception.

PHRASES

the moment of conception


Concise dictionary

conceptionskən'sepʃn
noun
+an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
+the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon
+the event that occurred at the beginning of something
+the creation of something in the mind

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