🇬🇧🇪🇸 conceive - concebir : English Lesson
verb
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Meaning of "conceive" ("concebir"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.
To "conceive" means that a tiny baby begins to form and grow inside a woman’s body. It’s the very first moment when a baby starts to exist, long before it’s born. When someone conceives a baby, the baby is too small to see, but it has already begun to grow.
The queen ant conceived so many baby ants that they needed traffic lights in the ant hill.
The mermaid conceived a baby mermaid and immediately started knitting the tiniest seashell diapers ever.
The lady vampire conceived a baby vampire and ordered a crib with extra‑dark curtains.
Some animals can conceive many babies at once—like a cat with a whole litter of kittens—so imagine a mom cat suddenly realizing she needs ten more food bowls!
The robot was so confused when it conceived a robo‑baby that it kept asking, “Did someone download this into me?”
She had fought tears, paid doctors, and tried to conceive. She dared to conceive. Today the screen showed a tiny pulse; she learned she did conceive. At home she touched her flat belly and imagined how it might swell as she begins to conceive a child inside. She laughed and sobbed—she would conceive, at last.
🧑🎓 CEFR Level: C2 Proficient
This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.
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