What is another word for conceiving ?

Discerning what somebody is saying

recognizing^US

recognising^UK

getting one's head around

becoming conscious of

becoming cognizant of

soaking up

making head or tail of

unraveling^US

unravelling^UK

getting to the bottom of

getting wise to the fact

getting the picture about

wising up to

getting the message about

feeling in one's bones

familiarizing oneself with

sniffing out

getting wind of the fact

getting clued up about

getting the impression

getting vibes

crediting

anticipating

having a funny feeling

feeling in gut

having a feeling

holding

getting the impression of

getting through one's head

visioning

becoming conscious

becoming aware of the fact that

becoming conscious of the fact that

labelling^UK

labeling^US

putting one's finger on

telling the difference between

making a distinction between

figuring something out

becoming acquainted with

telling which is which

gaining an understanding of

signalizing^US

catching on to the fact

gauging^UK

having on good authority

gaging^US

signalising^UK

discerning a difference between

putting the finger on

putting a name to

knowing by sight

making up your mind on

drawing a distinction between

settling

getting down pat

getting down cold

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“Given my state of mind, I was unable to conceive what was being said.”

Verb

Present participle for to conceive of or envisage in the mind

imagining

envisaging

perceiving

seeing in your mind's eye

seeing

envisioning

fantasising^UK

fantasizing^US

conjuring up an image of

hallucinating

viewing

building castles in air

forming a mental picture of

building castles in Spain

stargazing

building castles in the air

indulging in wool-gathering

tripping out

conjuring up a mental picture of

conjuring up a picture of

reconstructing

creating in your mind

having your head in the clouds

staring into space

concocting

gushing

forming an impression of

building up a picture of

thinking it conceivable

thinking it likely

living in a dream world

giving free rein to the imagination

thinking about

calling up

conjuring up an picture of

getting the picture

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“Did you ever conceive yourself being able to achieve all of your dreams?”

Verb

Present participle for to devise or come up with (an idea or plan)

making up off the top of one's head

molding^US

moulding^UK

modelling^UK

modeling^US

modernizing^US

catalyzing^US

catalysing^UK

bringing into existence

modernising^UK

putting heads together

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“Militarists were frantically trying to conceive a plan to kill it or at least keep it away from Earth.”

Verb

Present participle for to become pregnant

“She plans to conceive naturally within the next several months.”

Verb

having sneaking suspicion

Present participle for to have as a belief or opinion

theorizing^US

theorising^UK

gauging^UK

gaging^US

taking as a hypothesis

taking as gospel truth

looking on as

having a sneaking suspicion

coming to the conclusion

taking it for granted

having a sneaking feeling

betting one's bottom dollar

swearing up and down

laying money on

crossing heart

entertaining the idea

taking the view

subscribing to the opinion

drawing the inference

expressing an opinion

passing judgment

stumbling on

contextualizing^US

taking something on board

recognizing^US

recognising^UK

forming an opinion of

making an estimate of

going out on a limb

picking out

dreaming up

having a sneaking suspicion of

cottoning on to

catching on to

jumping to a conclusion

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“We could not conceive that he would ever do such a thing.”

Verb

Present participle for to obtain, arrange, or achieve by indirect, complicated or intensive efforts

having the bright idea of

maneuvering^US

manoeuvring^UK

modeling^US

modelling^UK

mobilizing^US

mobilising^UK

making arrangements for

being responsible for

marshaling^US

marshalling^UK

moulding^UK

molding^US

harmonizing^US

harmonising^UK

turning to one's advantage

funnelling^UK

channeling^US

channelling^UK

funneling^US

getting off the ground

straightening out

getting going

looking after

laying the foundations of

finding a loophole in

exploiting a loophole in

calling the shots

being in the driving seat

being in the saddle

exercising control over

having the say

controlling the affairs of

taking the reins

running the show

pointing in the right direction

pulling the strings

putting on the right track

heading up

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Verb

Present participle for to form an understanding or conclusion from something

putting two and two together

drawing the inference

coming to the conclusion

theorizing^US

theorising^UK

reading between lines

receiving

acquiring

reading between the lines

putting together

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Verb

Present participle for to prepare something in advance

planning

preparing

moulding^UK

molding^US

coming to an agreement

making arrangements for

coming to terms about

pulling things together

setting stage

making plans

agreeing to

making preparations for

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Verb

bringing young into the world

Present participle for to give birth to

bringing into the world

catalyzing^US

catalysing^UK

having as a consequence

starting the ball rolling

getting things rolling

mobilizing^US

galvanizing^US

galvanising^UK

mobilising^UK

being partly responsible for

building up

revving up

being responsible for

leaving the door open to

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Verb

Present participle for to have intentions for a given outcome

Verb

Present participle for to carry out a plan with a specific purpose in mind

Verb

Present participle for to use the powers of the mind logically and methodically

taking under consideration

putting on thinking cap

racking brains

sorting out

stopping to consider

thinking things through

cudgeling your brains

giving consideration to

giving thought to

poring on

turning over in one's mind

brooding on

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Verb

Present participle for to come from or have its origin from

Verb

beating one's brains out about

Present participle for to meditate, to ponder, to think deeply

agonising^UK

agonizing^US

giving consideration to

cogitating on

taking into consideration

turning over in one's mind

rolling

mulling

putting on thinking cap

spending too much time thinking about

keeping talking about

taking stock of

keeping thinking about

thinking hard

wallowing in

running up a flagpole

asking oneself

giving much thought to

giving some thought to

considering the pros and cons of

debating with oneself

revolving in one's mind

taking under consideration

conducting research into

comparing

doing research

conducting a survey of

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Verb

Present participle for to make fertile

fecundating

inseminating

fructifying

fertilising^UK

fertilizing^US

Verb

Present participle for to engage in self-discovery

Noun

The action of conceiving a child or of one being conceived

Noun

figment of the imagination

A series of pleasant thoughts that distract one's attention from the present

chimaera^UK

chimera^US

fool's paradise

head trip

lack of application

lack of concentration

mind trip

castle in the air

figment of imagination

flight of imagination

product of someone's imagination

spectre^UK

specter^US

pretence^UK

pretense^US

creation of the brain

humor^US

humour^UK

creature of the imagination

unreasonable expectation

foolish expectation

irrational expectation

unrealistic expectation

short-lived phenomenon

fantasizing^US

out-of-body experience

fantasising^UK

tablets of the memory

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