All 3 Uses of
conceive
in
The Idiot
- I am given the position because it is so entirely inconceivable!†
Chpt 1.13 *inconceivable = totally unlikely or impossible to understand
- "It is...it is something quite inconceivable, prince," he repeated with growing animation, like a man regaining consciousness.†
Chpt 3.5
- It would be difficult to conceive how different she was physically, at the present time, to the girl of a few years ago.†
Chpt 1.4
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