conceivable
pronunciation
How to pronounce conceivable in British English:
UK [kənˈsiːvəbl]
How to pronounce conceivable in American English:
US [kənˈsiːvəbl]
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- Adjective:
- within the bounds of what may be conceived within the framework of nature
- possible to conceive or imagine
Word Origin
- conceivable (adj.)
- mid-15c. (implied in conceivableness), from conceive + -able. Originally in a now-obsolete sense "that can be received." Meaning "that can be imagined" is attested from 1620s (in conceivably).
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Example
- 1. In colombia , it is conceivable only in the climate of greater security that mr uribe has created .
- 2. It is conceivable that most lending operations will be agreed before 2013 under the existing mechanism the european financial stability facility ( efsf ) .
- 3. Fiscal crises are at least conceivable in some cases .
- 4. It is conceivable that knowledge plays an important role in our life .
- 5. I don 't really mind their using my stuff in their advertising , though " other google services " may soon encompass every single conceivable service on the planet .