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concepe
to conceive (an idea, plan, or design) /konˈtʃepe/
verb#5499 most common
Also: to devise, to formulate, to conceive (a child)
Example sentences
Arhitectul concepe o casă mică.
The architect designs a small house.
Profesorii concep exerciții pentru elevi.
The teachers devise exercises for students.
Inginerii au conceput un sistem nou de irigații.
The engineers designed a new irrigation system.
Cuplul speră să conceapă un copil anul acesta.
The couple hopes to conceive a child this year.
Designerul a conceput colecția pornind de la o temă abstractă.
The designer conceived the collection starting from an abstract theme.
Filozoful concepe realitatea ca pe o rețea de relații, nu ca pe o sumă de obiecte izolate.
The philosopher conceives of reality as a network of relations, not as a sum of isolated objects.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | concep | concepui | voi concepe |
| 2sg | concepi | concepuși | vei concepe |
| 3sg | concepe | concepu | va concepe |
| 1pl | concepem | concepurăm | vom concepe |
| 2pl | concepeți | concepurăți | veți concepe |
| 3pl | concep | concepură | vor concepe |
Word family
conceptconcept
concepțieconception, worldview
conceputconceived, designed
conceptualconceptual
conceptordesigner, creator
Etymology
Concepe comes from Latin concipere, a compound of con- (together, thoroughly) and capere (to take, to grasp). The Latin verb already carried both senses still present today: to take in mentally, forming an idea or plan, and to take in physically, becoming pregnant. Romanian inherited the word directly from Latin, alongside its close relative percepe (to perceive), built the same way.
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