contrive C2 Topic:Actions & Processes US /kənˈtɹaɪv/ See IPA manual Freq #51194 Meanings 1 verb To manage to do something difficult by being clever or resourceful. She contrived to finish the project despite the missing data. 2 verb To plan or invent something, often in a cunning or artificial way. They contrived a scheme to avoid paying the fee. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to manage to do something... manage 2 verb · to plan or invent... deviseplotschemeplanhatch More becast Word family Forms contrivedcontrivescontriving Derived forms contrivablecontrivancecontrivedcontrivementcontriverprecontriverecontriveuncontriving Etymology AI details From Middle English contreve (“to invent”), from Old French controver (Modern French controuver), from trover (“to find”) (French trouver). contreve Middle English controver Old French View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # contrive **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /kənˈtɹaɪv/ **Frequency rank:** 51194 ## Meanings 1. To manage to do something difficult by being clever or resourceful. 2. To plan or invent something, often in a cunning or artificial way. ## Examples - She contrived to finish the project despite the missing data. - They contrived a scheme to avoid paying the fee. ## Synonyms - becast ## Derived Forms - contrivable - contrivance - contrived - contrivement - contriver - precontrive - recontrive - uncontriving ## Roots and Affixes - Root: contreve - Root: controver ## Etymology From Middle English contreve (“to invent”), from Old French controver (Modern French controuver), from trover (“to find”) (French trouver). ## AI Etymology Contrive is from Middle English contreve (“to invent”), from Old French controver (Modern French controuver), from trover (“to find”) (French trouver). Important recorded forms include contreve (Middle English) and controver (Old French). Current senses include to manage to do something difficult by being clever or resourceful and to plan or invent something, often in a cunning or artificial way. The wider family includes derived forms such as contrivable, contrivance, contrived, contrivement, and contriver. ## Topics - Actions & Processes - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown