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preconceive

/ˌpriː.kənˈsiːv/

/ˌpriː.kənˈsiv/

preconceiveverb

preconceived

Past Simple

preconceived

Past Participle

preconceiving

Gerund

/ˌpriː.kənˈsiːv/

/ˌpriː.kənˈsiv/

Translations

It's important not to preconceive the outcome of the experiment.

Важно не предвосхищать результат эксперимента.

Definitions

To form an opinion or idea of something beforehand, without adequate evidence or experience.

She tended to preconceive notions about people before meeting them.

To imagine or conceive something in advance, often as part of planning or design, before it actually exists or happens.

The director preconceived every scene of the film before shooting began.

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