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kənˈtraɪvcon·trive
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plan, project, contrive, designverb
make or work out a plan for; devise
"They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack"
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throw, see, protrude, design, visualize, figure, excogitate, jut, forge, propose, cast, externalise, plan, image, project, devise, fancy, visualise, stick out, invent, send off, picture, envision, jut out, externalize, formulate, be afterinvent, contrive, devise, excogitate, formulate, forgeverb
come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
"excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"
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excogitate, ruminate, work, fake, prepare, make up, develop, contemplate, muse, get up, organize, fabricate, forge, plan, speculate, throw, cast, mull over, think over, form, mould, invent, word, manufacture, mull, explicate, reflect, fashion, articulate, spirt, cook up, organise, meditate, hammer, counterfeit, chew over, shape, phrase, ponder, spurt, give voice, formulate, project, design, machinate, devise, moldproject, cast, contrive, throwverb
put or send forth
"She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light"
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roam, project, flip, spue, redact, fuddle, drift, visualise, draw, cast off, have, image, wander, hurl, protrude, mold, cast, rove, put, bedevil, jut, throw away, frame, hold, confound, drop, vomit up, mould, roll, externalize, throw up, retch, purge, discombobulate, tramp, disgorge, cat, thrust, stray, stick out, propose, give, bewilder, shed, fox, fancy, shake off, make, devise, design, excogitate, see, range, vagabond, swan, visualize, picture, plan, chuck, formulate, ramble, forge, throw off, send off, throw, befuddle, regurgitate, vomit, jut out, externalise, hurtle, envision, spew, honk, regorge, invent, switch, figure, upchuck, be sick, barf, confuse, sick, couch, bemuse, puke
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contriveverb
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devise, plan, design, invent, project, hatch, brew, form, frame, concoct, COMPASS, fall upon, hit upon, strike out, chalk outcontriveverb
Synonyms:
scheme, plot, plan, consider, set one's wits to work, rack one's brains, cudgel one's brains, strain one's invention, cast about
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How to use contrive in a sentence?
For those who intend to discover and to understand, not to indulge in conjectures and soothsaying, and rather than contrive imitation and fabulous worlds plan to look deep into the nature of the real world and to dissect it -- for them everything must be sought in things themselves.
This is what extremely grieves us, that a man who never fought Should contrive our fees to pilfer, on who for his native land Never to this day had oar, or lance, or blister in his hand.
Aristophanes, Wasps, 422 B.C.:
This is what extremely grieves us, that a man who never foughtShould contrive our fees to pilfer, on who for his native landNever to this day had oar, or lance, or blister in his hand.
Translations for contrive
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- تدبرArabic
- The English word "contrive" can be translated into Czech as "vymyslet" or "způsobit," depending on the context. If you have a specific context in mind, I can provide a more precise translation!Czech
- The English word "contrive" can be translated to Danish as "opfinde" or "planlægge," depending on the context. If you have a specific sentence or context in mind, please provide it for a more accurate translation.Danish
- entwerfen, ersinnen, bewerkstelligenGerman
- The Greek translation for "contrive" is "επινοώ" (epinoó).Greek
- The word "contrive" can be translated into Esperanto as "elpensi" or "krei".Esperanto
- The translation of "contrive" to Spanish is "idear" or "acontecer." Depending on the context, it can also mean "ingerir" or "sopesar."Spanish
- تدبیر کردنPersian
- improvisoida, heittää, suunnitella, keksiäFinnish
- inventer, combinerFrench
- ईजाद करनाHindi
- The English word "contrive" can be translated to Armenian as "նպաստել" (npastel) or "այսպես պարզել" (ayspes parzel), depending on the context.Armenian
- The English word "contrive" can be translated to Indonesian as "mengatur" or "merancang." The appropriate translation can depend on the context in which it is used.Indonesian
- escogitare, combinare, intrigare, architettare, mettere su, complottare, programmare, inventareItalian
- The word "contrive" can be translated to Japanese as "考案する" (こうあんする) or "工夫する" (くふうする), depending on the context.Japanese
- The word "contrive" can be translated to Kannada as "ಚಿಂತಿಸು" (chintisu) or "ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಲು" (nirmisalu), depending on the context in which it is used. If you have a specific sentence or context in mind, please provide it for a more precise translation.Kannada
- The Latin word that would best convey the meaning of "contrive" is "machinor" or "coniuro," which means to devise, plan, or contrive in a scheming way. If you have a specific context in mind, please provide it for a more precise translation!Latin
- beramen, ontwerpenDutch
- The word "contrive" can be translated to Norwegian as "finne på" or "konstruere," depending on the context. If you need the translation in a specific context, please provide more details!Norwegian
- The translation of "contrive" to Polish is "wynalazek" or "przygotować," depending on the context. "Contrive" can mean to devise a plan or to manage to do something, so context is important for accurate translation. If you provide more context, I canPolish
- The word "contrive" can be translated to Portuguese as "engenhar" or "articular," depending on the context. If you have a specific sentence or context in mind, please provide it for a more accurate translation!Portuguese
- inventa, improvizaRomanian
- изобретать, замышлятьRussian
- tänka utSwedish
- The word "contrive" can be translated to Tamil as "உடைமை" (udaimai) or "தேடுதல்" (thēdu). Depending on the context, you might choose one over the other, but "உடைமை" is a more general translation.Tamil
- The English word "contrive" can be translated to Telugu as "కొత్త యోచన చేయు" (kotta yochana cheyyu) for its meaning of devising or planning something. Alternatively, in a more general sense, it can be referred to as "సంకల్పించు" (sankalpinchu), whichTelugu
- The word "contrive" can be translated to Thai as "คิดค้น" (khit khon) or "จัดการ" (jatkan), depending on the context in which it is used. If you have a specific sentence in mind, please provide it for a more accurate translation!Thai
- tasarlamak, akıl etmek, yolunu bulmak, icat etmekTurkish
- The word "contrive" can be translated into Vietnamese as "bày vẽ" or "sắp đặt." The context in which you use it may affect the translation slightly. If you need a specific context or sentence, please provide more details!Vietnamese
- The English word "contrive" can be translated into Yiddish as "הכּין" (hakhn). This term conveys the idea of devising or planning something.Yiddish
- 圖謀Chinese
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