Definition of conspire - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
secret plansecretly plan together for a harmful purpose
- They conspire to overthrow the government.
2.
events alignevents seem to work together to cause something
- The weather and traffic conspire to ruin our trip.
Expressions with conspire
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unlucky events make things difficult for someone
Every time I try to save money, circumstances conspire against me.
Origin of conspire
Latin, con- (together) + spirare (breathe)
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Examples of conspire in a sentence
They conspire to keep the truth hidden. Circumstances conspire to delay the project. Fate seemed to conspire against them.
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- French:conspirer, se liguer, ...
- German:sich verschwören, zusammenwirken, ...
- Italian:cospirare, concorrere, ...
- Spanish:conspirar, coludirse, ...
- Portuguese:conspirar, ...
- Chinese:密谋, 共同作用, ...
- Japanese:共謀する, 一致する, ...
- Arabic:تَآمَرَ, تَظافَر, ...
- Hebrew:לִקְשׁוֹר קֶשֶׁר, לְחַבֵּר, ...
- Russian:сговариваться, ...
- Ukrainian:змовитися, сприяти, ...
- Hindi:साज़िश रचना, मिलकर काम करना, ...
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