All 17 Uses of
conceive
in
1984, by Orwell
- It was even conceivable that they watched everybody all the time.†
p. 3.3
- But there was a space of a couple of seconds during which the expression of his eyes might conceivably have betrayed him.†
p. 17.2conceivably = believable or understandable
- It would have been inconceivably dangerous even if he had known how to set about doing it.†
p. 18.3 *inconceivably = not able to be believedstandard prefix: The prefix "in-" in inconceivably means not and reverses the meaning of conceivably. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.
- It was an inconceivably stupid thing to have done.†
p. 20.3
- This process of continuous alteration was applied not only to newspapers, but to books, periodicals, pamphlets, posters, leaflets, films, sound-tracks, cartoons, photographs — to every kind of literature or documentation which might conceivably hold any political or ideological significance.†
p. 40.1conceivably = believable or understandable
- And the Records Department, after all, was itself only a single branch of the Ministry of Truth, whose primary job was not to reconstruct the past but to supply the citizens of Oceania with newspapers, films, textbooks, telescreen programmes, plays, novels — with every conceivable kind of information, instruction, or entertainment, from a statue to a slogan, from a lyric poem to a biological treatise, and from a child's spelling-book to a Newspeak dictionary.†
p. 43.1
- Even if the legendary Brotherhood existed, as just possibly it might, it was inconceivable that its members could ever assemble in larger numbers than twos and threes.†
p. 69.5inconceivable = totally unlikely or impossible to understandstandard prefix: The prefix "in-" in inconceivable means not and reverses the meaning of conceivable. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.
- To turn his head and look at her would have been inconceivable folly.†
p. 117.1
- However, it made no difference, for it was inconceivable that they could ever meet indoors or exchange any kind of written communication.†
p. 127.9
- Six months, a year — five years, conceivably.†
p. 136.1conceivably = believable or understandable
- It was inconceivable that they could frequent this place for more than a few weeks without being caught.†
p. 138.5inconceivable = totally unlikely or impossible to understandstandard prefix: The prefix "in-" in inconceivable means not and reverses the meaning of conceivable. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.
- It was inconceivable that this was anything other than a reference to Syme.†
p. 157.8
- Even now it was quite conceivable that he was simply a busy man wondering irritably why he had been interrupted.†
p. 169.7
- It was even conceivable that Ampleforth was the bearer of the razor blade.†
p. 230.5
- Inconceivable, inconceivable that one blow could cause such pain!†
p. 239.3inconceivable = totally unlikely or impossible to understandstandard prefix: The prefix "in-" in inconceivable means not and reverses the meaning of conceivable. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.
- Inconceivable, inconceivable that one blow could cause such pain!†
p. 239.3
- Was it conceivable that the second arrow did not even exist?†
p. 295.3
Definitions:
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(1)
(conceive as in: conceive the idea) to originate, understand, or imagine
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(2)
(conceive as in: conceived their first child) become pregnant or fertilize an egg