concebir

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish concebir, from Latin concipere, present active infinitive of concipiō.

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /konθeˈbiɾ/, [kõn̟θeˈβiɾ]
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /konseˈbiɾ/, [kõnseˈβiɾ]

Verb

concebir (first-person singular present concibo, first-person singular preterite concebí, past participle concebido)

  1. (transitive) to conceive, imagine
  2. (transitive) to understand
  3. (intransitive) to conceive, become pregnant

Conjugation

  • Rule: e weakens to i in certain conjugations.

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