conceive of

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to imagine something or form an idea of it

   Prepositional verb · Inseparable

   conceive of something / conceive of doing something

   Usage: Of introduces the imagined possibility; a following verb uses its ing form.

   She could not conceive of living anywhere without access to the sea.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   She could not conceive of living anywhere without access to the sea.

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