概念 — meaning in English

English meaning

• concept noun A general idea or notion formed in the mind, especially an abstract one.
• construct verb To build something by putting parts together.
• notion noun An idea, belief, or understanding about something.

Senses

概念 is used for these senses in English:

• concept Understanding retained in the mind, from experience, reasoning and imagination; a generalization (generic, basic form), or abstraction (mental impression), of a particular set of instances or occurrences (specific, though different, recorded manifestations of the concept).
• construct A concept or model.
• notion Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.

construct — full definition

1. verb To build something by putting parts together.
2. noun An idea, model, or concept built up from simpler parts.

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