Conception — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɔst/

🇬🇧British English

/kənsˈɛpʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kənsˈɛpʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈɔst/.

Examples

from its creation the plan was doomed to failure

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

construct invention innovation concept design creation excogitation

Antonyms

misconception

Parts of Speech

noun	an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
noun	the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon
noun	the event that occurred at the beginning of something “from its creation the plan was doomed to failure”
noun	the creation of something in the mind

Word Forms

conceptual	adjective	being or characterized by concepts or their formation
conceive	verb	have the idea for
conceptualize	verb	have the idea for
conceptualise	verb	have the idea for
conceptional	adjective	being of the nature of a notion or concept
create	verb	create by artistic means
invent	verb	come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
innovational	adjective	being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before
excogitate	verb	come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
design	verb	make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Konzeption

eine abstrakte oder allgemeine Idee, die aus bestimmten Fällen abgeleitet oder abgeleitet wird

🇪🇸Spanish

concepción

una idea abstracta o general inferida o derivada de casos específicos

🇮🇹Italian

concezione

un'idea astratta o generale dedotta o derivata da casi specifici

🇳🇱Dutch

conceptie

een abstract of algemeen idee afgeleid of afgeleid van specifieke voorbeelden

🇵🇹Portuguese

concepção

uma ideia abstrata ou geral inferida ou derivada de instâncias específicas

🇷🇺Russian

концепция

абстрактная или общая идея, выведенная из конкретных примеров

India

🇮🇳Hindi

धारणा

विशिष्ट उदाहरणों से अनुमानित या व्युत्पन्न एक अमूर्त या सामान्य विचार

🇧🇩Bengali

ধারণা

একটি বিমূর্ত বা সাধারণ ধারণা অনুমান করা বা নির্দিষ্ট উদাহরণ থেকে উদ্ভূত

🇮🇳Tamil

கருத்தரித்தல்

ஒரு சுருக்கமான அல்லது பொதுவான யோசனை குறிப்பிட்ட நிகழ்வுகளிலிருந்து ஊகிக்கப்பட்டது அல்லது பெறப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

భావన

ఒక వియుక్త లేదా సాధారణ ఆలోచన ఊహించిన లేదా నిర్దిష్ట ఉదాహరణల నుండి తీసుకోబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

गर्भधारणा

एक अमूर्त किंवा सामान्य कल्पना अनुमानित किंवा विशिष्ट उदाहरणांवरून काढलेली

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિભાવના

અમૂર્ત અથવા સામાન્ય વિચાર અનુમાનિત અથવા ચોક્કસ ઉદાહરણો પરથી ઉતરી આવ્યો છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪರಿಕಲ್ಪನೆ

ಒಂದು ಅಮೂರ್ತ ಅಥವಾ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಕಲ್ಪನೆಯನ್ನು ಊಹಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ ಅಥವಾ ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ನಿದರ್ಶನಗಳಿಂದ ಪಡೆಯಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗർഭധാരണം

നിർദ്ദിഷ്ട സംഭവങ്ങളിൽ നിന്ന് അനുമാനിച്ചതോ ഉരുത്തിരിഞ്ഞതോ ആയ ഒരു അമൂർത്തമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പൊതുവായ ആശയം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧਾਰਨਾ

ਇੱਕ ਸੰਖੇਪ ਜਾਂ ਆਮ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਦਾ ਅਨੁਮਾਨ ਲਗਾਇਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਖਾਸ ਉਦਾਹਰਣਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਲਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

تصور

ایک تجریدی یا عمومی خیال جس کا اندازہ لگایا گیا ہے یا مخصوص مثالوں سے اخذ کیا گیا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

概念

从具体实例推断或得出的抽象或一般想法

🇯🇵Japanese

概念

特定の事例から推測または導き出される抽象的または一般的なアイデア

🇰🇷Korean

임신

특정 사례에서 추론되거나 파생된 추상적이거나 일반적인 아이디어

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quan niệm

một ý tưởng trừu tượng hoặc chung được suy ra hoặc bắt nguồn từ các trường hợp cụ thể

🇹🇭Thai

ความคิด

แนวคิดที่เป็นนามธรรมหรือทั่วไปที่อนุมานหรือได้มาจากกรณีเฉพาะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pembuahan

ide abstrak atau umum yang disimpulkan atau diturunkan dari contoh tertentu

🇵🇭Filipino

paglilihi

isang abstract o pangkalahatang ideya na hinuha o hinango mula sa mga partikular na pagkakataon

🇲🇾Malay

konsepsi

idea abstrak atau umum yang disimpulkan atau diperoleh daripada contoh tertentu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تصور

فكرة مجردة أو عامة مستنتجة أو مشتقة من حالات محددة

🇮🇷Persian

تصور

یک ایده انتزاعی یا کلی که از نمونه های خاص استنباط یا مشتق شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

anlayış

belirli örneklerden çıkarılan veya türetilen soyut veya genel bir fikir

🇮🇱Hebrew

תְפִישָׂה

רעיון מופשט או כללי שנגזר או נגזר ממקרים ספציפיים

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The primary meaning of 'conception' is 'an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances'.

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