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How to spell conceive

Conceive is spelled C-O-N-C-E-I-V-E.

What it means: To form an idea or plan.

In a sentence: A bird can conceive a plan to build its nest in a tree. ▶

The part people get wrong

Watch for the order of ei.

Same family: conceived, conceiving, conceivable, inconceivable, conception. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Conceive comes from Old French "conceivre" and Latin "concipere," meaning "to take in" or "to become pregnant." That’s why it can mean both to form an idea in your mind and, in another common use, to become pregnant.

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