conception
noun OPAL W
  /kənˈsepʃn/
  /kənˈsepʃn/
Word Family
- conceive verb
 - conceivable adjective (≠ inconceivable)
 - conceivably adverb
 - concept noun
 - conception noun
 - conceptual adjective
 
- [countable, uncountable] an understanding or a belief of what something/somebody is or what something/somebody should be
- conception of something Marx’s conception of social justice
 - He has no conception of how difficult life is if you're unemployed.
 - conception that… I had to reassess my conception that she was basically an honest person.
 
Extra Examples- He has no conception of what it's like to be unemployed.
 - I had a rather romantic conception of life in the country.
 - Our conception of relationships is largely formed in early childhood.
 - Our conceptions of our own society may not always be accurate.
 - liberal conceptions of the role of the state
 - You have no conception of what her life is like.
 - The internet challenges traditional conceptions of copyright.
 - We now have a clearer conception of the problem.
 - Saussure began developing his conception of linguistics in 1916.
 
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- clear
 - distinct
 - broad
 - …
 
- have
 - develop
 - challenge
 - …
 
- in conception
 
- have no conception of something
 
 - [uncountable] the process of forming an idea or a plan
- The plan was brilliant in its conception but failed because of lack of money.
 
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- clear
 - distinct
 - broad
 - …
 
- have
 - develop
 - challenge
 - …
 
- in conception
 
- have no conception of something
 
 - [uncountable, countable] 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.
 
WordfinderTopics Life stagesc1- antenatal
 - child
 - conception
 - fetus
 - maternity leave
 - miscarriage
 - morning sickness
 - pregnant
 - scan
 - womb
 
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- immaculate
 
- prevent
 
- probability
 - rate
 
- at conception
 
- the moment of conception
 
 see also conceive 
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin conceptio(n-), from the verb concipere, from com- ‘together’ + capere ‘take’.