preconceive

ˌprikənˈsiv

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Definition of preconceive - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

judgment

Rare

form an opinion before knowing all facts

Rare

She preconceived that the movie would be boring.

bias

prejudge

presuppose

psychology

Rare

create an idea before experiencing something

Rare

He preconceived the trip would be exhausting.

anticipate

predetermine

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Origin of preconceive

Latin, prae (before) + concipere (to conceive)

Examples of preconceive in a sentence

They preconceived the outcome of the trial without evidence.
She preconceived that the movie would be boring, but she loved it.
They preconceived the meeting would be tense, yet it was productive.

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French:préjuger, imaginer, ...
German:vorgefassen, vorstellen, ...
Italian:preconcepire, formulare un'idea preconcetta, ...
Spanish:prejuzgar, preconcebir, ...
Portuguese:preconceber, antecipar, ...
Chinese:预先认为, 预想, ...
Japanese:先入観を持つ, 予想する, ...
Arabic:اِفْتَرَضَ, تَصَوَّرَ مسبقاً, ...
Hebrew:לְהַנִּיחַ מֵרֹאשׁ, לְדַמְיֵן, ...
Russian:предвзято решать, предполагать, ...
Ukrainian:заздалегідь вирішити, заздалегідь уявити, ...
Hindi:पहले से राय बनाना, पहले से सोचना, ...
Bengali:পূর্বধারণা করা, ধারণা করা, ...
Catalan:prejutjar, preimaginar, ...
Czech:předjímat, předpokládat, ...
Danish:forudindtage, forudforestille, ...
Dutch:vooronderstellen, vooraf bedenken, ...
Greek:προκαταλαμβάνω, προδιαθέτω, ...
Hungarian:előre véleményt alkotni, előre elképzelni, ...
Khmer:វិនិច្ឆ័យជាមុន, បង្កើតទស្សនៈទុកជាមុន, ...
Korean:미리 판단하다, 미리 생각하다, ...
Persian:پیش‌داوری کرد, ...
Polish:zakładać, wyobrażać sobie, ...
Portuguese (BR):preconceber, imaginar, ...
Romanian:a preconcepe, a imagina, ...
Swedish:förutsätta, anta, ...
Thai:สร้างความเห็น, คิดไว้ล่วงหน้า, ...
Turkish:önceden düşünmek, önceden tasarlamak, ...
Vietnamese:nghĩ trước, hình dung trước, ...

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