conceivable

kənˈsivəbəl

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Definition of conceivable - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

possiblecapable of being imagined or believed

It is conceivable that we will win the game.

believable

imaginable

plausible

understandableable to be understood or grasped mentally

The concept is conceivable to most students.

imaginable

thinkable

understandable

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Origin of conceivable

Latin, concipere (to take in) + -able (capable of)

Terms with conceivable included in their meaning

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imaginable

adj.

conceivable

able to be thought of or conceived

logically possible

adj.

metaphysics

coherent under reasoning rules, conceivable without internal inconsistency

thinkable

adj.

conceivable

able to be thought or imagined

impossible action

theoretical

action that is theoretically conceivable but unachievable

Examples of conceivable in a sentence

It's conceivable that they might change their minds.
It's conceivable that he will win the election.
The theory is conceivable to anyone with basic knowledge.

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French:concevable, ...
German:vorstellbar, begreiflich, ...
Italian:immaginabile, comprensibile, ...
Spanish:concebible, comprensible, ...
Portuguese:concebível, compreensível, ...
Chinese:可想象的, 可理解的, ...
Japanese:考えられる, 理解できる, ...
Arabic:مُمْكِن التَّصَوُّر, مُمْكِن, ...
Hebrew:אֶפְשָׁרִי, מִתְקַבֵּל עַל הַדַּעַת, ...
Russian:возможный, понятный, ...
Ukrainian:можливий, зрозумілий, ...
Hindi:कल्पनीय, समझने योग्य, ...
Bengali:কল্পনাযোগ্য, বোধগম্য, ...
Catalan:imaginable, comprensible, ...
Czech:představitelný, pochopitelný, ...
Danish:mulig, forståelig, ...
Dutch:denkbaar, begrijpelijk, ...
Greek:πιθανός, κατανοητός, ...
Hungarian:elképzelhető, felfogható, ...
Khmer:អាចនឹកស្មានដល់, អាចយល់បាន, ...
Korean:가능한, 이해할 수 있는, ...
Persian:قابل‌تصور, قابل درک, ...
Polish:możliwy, zrozumiały, ...
Portuguese (BR):imaginável, compreensível, ...
Romanian:posibil, de înțeles, ...
Swedish:tänkbart, ...
Thai:เป็นไปได้, เข้าใจได้, ...
Turkish:düşünülebilir, anlaşılabilir, ...
Vietnamese:có thể, dễ hiểu, ...

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Definition of conceivable - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

Origin of conceivable

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Examples of conceivable in a sentence

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