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con·trive

(kən-trīv′)
v. con·trived, con·triv·ing, con·trives
v.tr.
1. To plan with cleverness or ingenuity; devise: contrive ways to amuse the children.
2. To invent or fabricate, especially by improvisation: contrived a swing from hanging vines.
3. To plan with evil intent; scheme: contrived a plot to seize power.
4. To bring about, as by scheming; manage: somehow contrived to get past the guards unnoticed.
v.intr.
To form plans or schemes.
[Middle English contreven, from Old French controver, contreuv-, from Medieval Latin contropāre, to compare : Latin com-, com- + Latin tropus, turn, manner, style (from Greek tropos; see trep- in Indo-European roots).]
con·triv′er n.
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contrive

(kənˈtraɪv)
vb
1. (tr) to manage (something or to do something), esp by means of a trick; engineer: he contrived to make them meet.
2. (tr) to think up or adapt ingeniously or elaborately: he contrived a new mast for the boat.
3. to plot or scheme (treachery, evil, etc)
[C14: from Old French controver, from Late Latin contropāre to represent by figures of speech, compare, from Latin com- together + tropus figure of speech, trope]
conˈtrivable adj
conˈtriver n
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con•trive

(kənˈtraɪv)

v. -trived, -triv•ing. v.t.
1. to plan with ingenuity; devise; invent: to contrive a means of escape.
2. to bring about by a plan, scheme, etc.; manage: He contrived to gain their votes.
3. to plot (evil, treachery, etc.).
v.i.
4. to form designs; plan.
5. to plot.
[1275–1325; < Middle French contreuv-, tonic s. of controver to devise, invent, Old French: to decide, agree upon < Late Latin contropāre to compare = con- + *tropāre (> French trouver to find)]
con•triv′a•ble, adj.
con•triv′er, n.
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contrive


Past participle: contrived
Gerund: contriving

Imperative
contrive
contrive
Present
I contrive
you contrive
he/she/it contrives
we contrive
you contrive
they contrive
Preterite
I contrived
you contrived
he/she/it contrived
we contrived
you contrived
they contrived
Present Continuous
I am contriving
you are contriving
he/she/it is contriving
we are contriving
you are contriving
they are contriving
Present Perfect
I have contrived
you have contrived
he/she/it has contrived
we have contrived
you have contrived
they have contrived
Past Continuous
I was contriving
you were contriving
he/she/it was contriving
we were contriving
you were contriving
they were contriving
Past Perfect
I had contrived
you had contrived
he/she/it had contrived
we had contrived
you had contrived
they had contrived
Future
I will contrive
you will contrive
he/she/it will contrive
we will contrive
you will contrive
they will contrive
Future Perfect
I will have contrived
you will have contrived
he/she/it will have contrived
we will have contrived
you will have contrived
they will have contrived
Future Continuous
I will be contriving
you will be contriving
he/she/it will be contriving
we will be contriving
you will be contriving
they will be contriving
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been contriving
you have been contriving
he/she/it has been contriving
we have been contriving
you have been contriving
they have been contriving
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been contriving
you will have been contriving
he/she/it will have been contriving
we will have been contriving
you will have been contriving
they will have been contriving
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been contriving
you had been contriving
he/she/it had been contriving
we had been contriving
you had been contriving
they had been contriving
Conditional
I would contrive
you would contrive
he/she/it would contrive
we would contrive
you would contrive
they would contrive
Past Conditional
I would have contrived
you would have contrived
he/she/it would have contrived
we would have contrived
you would have contrived
they would have contrived
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb 1. contrive - make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack"
create by mental act, create mentally - create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands
plot - devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play, movie, or ballet); "the writer is plotting a new novel"
concert - contrive (a plan) by mutual agreement
map out, map - plan, delineate, or arrange in detail; "map one's future"
2. contrive - come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"
create by mental act, create mentally - create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands
3. contrive - put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light"
send, direct - cause to go somewhere; "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation"
shoot - send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly; "shoot a glance"
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contrive

verb
1. devise, plan, fabricate, create, design, scheme, engineer, frame, manufacture, plot, construct, invent, improvise, concoct, wangle (informal) The oil companies were accused of contriving a shortage of gasoline to justify price increases.
2. manage, succeed, arrange, manoeuvre Somehow he contrived to pass her a note without her chaperone seeing it.
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contrive

verb
1. To form a strategy for:
Informal: dope out.
Idiom: lay plans.
2. To use ingenuity in making, developing, or achieving:
Informal: cook up.
Idiom: come up with.
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Translations
يَبْتَكِر، يَبْتَدِعيَنْجَح، يُدَبِّر طَريقَه
dokázatdokázat vyrobit/udělat
finde påfinde udveje forformålykkesopfinde
szerét ejti
gera á hugvitssamlegan hátttakast; finna ráî
dirbtinai sukurtigudravimasįrenginysįsigudrintiišradingai padirbti
iemanītiesizdomātizgudrot
dokázať vyrobiť
becermekbir çaresini bulmakuydurmak yolunu bulmak

contrive

[kənˈtraɪv]
A. VT [+ plan, scheme] → inventar, idear
to contrive a means of doing sth → inventar una manera de hacer algo
B. VI to contrive to do (= manage, arrange) → lograr hacer ; (= try) → procurar hacer
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contrive

[kənˈtraɪv]
vt
(= bring about) [+ situation] → provoquer
(= improvise) [+ object] → combiner, inventer
(= manage) to contrive to do sth → s'arranger pour faire qch, trouver le moyen de faire qch
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contrive

vt
(= devise) plan, scheme → entwickeln, entwerfen, ersinnen ; (= make) → fabrizieren ; to contrive a means of doing something → einen Weg finden, etw zu tun
(= manage, arrange) → bewerkstelligen, zuwege or zu Wege bringen ; meeting also → arrangieren ; to contrive to do something → es fertigbringen (also iro) → or zuwege or zu Wege bringen, etw zu tun ; can you contrive to be here at three o’clock? → können Sie es so einrichten, dass Sie um drei Uhr hier sind?; he always contrives to get his own way → er versteht (es) immer, seinen Kopf durchzusetzen
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contrive

[kənˈtraɪv] vt (plan, scheme) → inventare, escogitare
to contrive a means of doing sth → escogitare un sistema per fare qc
to contrive to do sth → trovare un modo per fare qc
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contrive

(kənˈtraiv) verb
1. to manage (to do something). He contrived to remove the money from her bag. regkry يَنْجَح، يُدَبِّر طَريقَه замислям conseguir dokázat zustandebringen formå; finde udveje for; lykkes κατορθώνω να κάνω κτ. ideárselas, ingeniárselas para hakkama saama نقشه کشیدن؛ زمینه سازی کردن onnistua trouver moyen de לִמצוֹא דֶרֶך युक्ति निकालना pronaći szerét ejti vminek berhasil takast; finna ráð riuscire うまく〜する 용케 (~) 하다 įsigudrinti, kažkaip sugebėti pamanīties; iemanīties berjaya erin slagen sørge for, finne en utvei, lykkes znaleźć sposób na پلان جوړول: ايجادول: منځ ته راوړل conseguir a reuşi (să) ухитриться vymyslieť posrečiti se uspeti lyckas วางแผน yolunu bulmak, bir çaresini bulmak 設法做到,圖謀 ухитрятися; вдаватися تركيب ڈھ‍ون‍ڈنا xoay sở 设法做到,图谋
2. to make in a clever way. He contrived a tent from an old sack. prakseer يَبْتَكِر، يَبْتَدِع изобретявам fabricar dokázat vyrobit/udělat ersinnen, entwerfen opfinde; finde på; udtænke φτιάχνω κτ. με έξυπνο τρόπο idear, lograr leiutama ابداع کردن؛ ساختن loihtia trouver moyen de faire לְתַכנֵן योजना बनाना, जुगाड़ करना smisliti, izumiti kieszel berhasil membuat gera á hugvitssamlegan hátt trovare il modo di fare 工夫する 고안하다 išradingai padirbti, dirbtinai sukurti izgudrot; izdomāt mengikhtiarkan fabriceren klekke ut, tenke ut, finne opp, sette sammen wykombinować جوړ کری fabricar a meşteri умудриться сделать dokázať vyrobiť spretno narediti, scimprati stvoriti [lyckas] åstadkomma ประดิษฐ์ (อย่างชาญฉลาด) uydurmak, becermek 發明 вигадувати; затівати تدبير كرنا، جتن كرنا، بند وبست كرنا dự tính cái gì một cách khôn ngoan 发明
conˈtrivance noun
1. the act of contriving. praksering حيلَه، تَدبير، إبْتِكار изобретяване invenção vynalézavost, důvtip die Findigkeit fidus; påfund επινόηση invención, invento; estratagema leiutamine, leidlikkus تدبیر keksintö invention המצאה जुगाड़ domišljatost feltalálás pembuatan hugvitsemi invenzione 考案 모략, 고안 gudravimas, sumanymas, sumanumas, užmačia izgudrojums; izgudrošana berikhtiar vindingrijkheid utklekking, oppfinning kombinacja پلان invenção invenţie изобретение dôvtip iznajdba lukavstvo knep, konstgrepp การประดิษฐ์ becerme, bulma 圖謀,發明 вигадка, витівка تدبير، تركيب sự trù tính 发明
2. something contrived (especially something mechanical). a contrivance for making the door open automatically. uitvindsel إخْتِراع، جِهاز آلي приспособление dispositivo vynález die Vorrichtung kunstgreb; kunstigt påfund επινόηση, συσκευή dispositivo, artilugio leiutis دستگاه دست ساخت؛ هر چیزی که با ابتکار درست شده باشد härveli dispositif המצאה जुगाड़ izum szerkezet alat uppfinning dispositivo 仕掛け 발명품, 고안품 įtaisas, įrenginys ierīce; ietaise alat apparaat konstruksjon, kunstferdig innretning, påfunn mechanizm پلان، نخشه: تخنيكى اّلات dispositivo dispozitiv приспособление zariadenie izum pronalazak anordning, apparat สิ่งประดิษฐ์ icat, aygıt 發明物 пристрій, прилад ايجاد، اختراع dụng cụ sáng chế ra 发明物
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