- present participle of conceive.
conceiving
Example Sentences
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According to the NHS, around one in seven couples have difficulty conceiving.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
But Bi is after more than elaborate dress-up, conceiving each episode as an exploration of how movies amplify and comment on life’s cavalcade of emotions.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025
When Ms Park and her husband had trouble conceiving, they looked to fertility treatments.
From BBC • Jul. 10, 2025
It demands conceiving, sketching, lingering; it demands time.
From Slate • Jun. 6, 2025
I hastened to drive from my mind the hateful notion I had been conceiving respecting Grace Poole; it disgusted me.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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