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ersinnen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • conceive verb To become pregnant.
  • concoct verb To make something, especially food or a drink, by combining different ingredients.
  • contrive verb To plan or invent something using skill and cleverness.

Senses

ersinnen is used for these senses in English:

  • conceive (transitive) To develop; to form in the mind; to imagine.
  • concoct (figurative) To contrive something using skill or ingenuity.
  • think of To create in one's mind; to originate an idea through thought.

conceive — full definition

  1. verb To become pregnant.
  2. verb To form an idea or plan in one's mind; to imagine or devise.

concoct — full definition

  1. verb To make something, especially food or a drink, by combining different ingredients.
  2. verb To invent a story, plan, or excuse, often a dishonest one.
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