ersinnen — meaning in English

English meaning

• conceive verb To become pregnant.
• concoct verb To make something, especially food or a drink, by combining different ingredients.
• contrive verb To invent by an exercise of ingeniosity; to devise

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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