concebir
concebir(
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beer
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to devise)
Mi jefe concibió un plan para eliminar la competencia y quedarse con todo.My boss conceived a plan to eliminate the competition and keep everything.
a. to conceive of
No concibo tener que desarraigarme, como tantos refugiados que escapan de zonas de guerra por todo el mundo.I can't conceive of uprooting like so many refugees fleeing war zones around the world.
b. to imagine
Es difícil concebir la cocina mexicana sin el chile.It's hard to imagine Mexican food without chili.
c. to comprehend
Todavía no puedo concebir qué le habrá motivado.I still can't comprehend what could have motivated him.
a. to develop
Juanita concebía cierto resentimiento hacia su hermano pequeño.Juanita was developing a certain resentment towards her younger brother.
b. to have
La policía concibió sospechas debido a la extraña conducta del marido de la fallecida.The police had their suspicions given the strange behavior of the deceased woman's husband.
c. to give
El discurso del consejero delegado hizo que los empleados concibiéramos nuevas esperanzas.The Managing Director's speech gave us employees new hope.
a. to conceive
Estela concibió su primer hijo a los 22 años.Estela conceived her first child at the age of 22.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. to conceive
Carla solicitó la ayuda de un médico experto en fertilidad para poder concebir.Carla sought help from a medical expert in fertility to be able to conceive.
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