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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Contrive \Con*trive"\ (k[o^]n*tr[imac]v"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Contrived; p. pr. & vb. n. Contriving.] [OE. contriven,
contreven, controven, to invent, OF. controver, contruver;
con- + trouver to find. See Troubadour, trover.]
To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to invent; to
design; to plan.
[1913 Webster]
What more likely to contrive this admirable frame of
the universe than infinite wisdom. --Tillotson.
[1913 Webster]
neither do thou imagine that I shall contrive aught
against his life. --Hawthorne.
Syn: To invent; discover; plan; design; project; plot;
concert; hatch.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Contrive \Con*trive"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Contrived; p. pr. &
vb. n. Contriving.] [OE. contriven, contreven, controven,
to invent, OF. controver, contruver; con- + trouver to find.
See Troubadour, trover.]
To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to invent; to
design; to plan.
What more likely to contrive this admirable frame of
the universe than infinite wisdom. --Tillotson.
neither do thou imagine that I shall contrive aught
against his life. --Hawthorne.
Syn: To invent; discover; plan; design; project; plot;
concert; hatch.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
contriving
n.
The act of one who contrives.
vb.
(present participle of en contrive nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
contriving
n.
The act of one who contrives.
vb.
(present participle of en contrive nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
contriving
n.
The act of one who contrives.
vb.
(present participle of en contrive nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
contriving
n.
The act of one who contrives.
vb.
(present participle of en contrive nocat=1)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
contriving
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm c ontriv ing e)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
contriving
Engelska a.
(avledning en contrive ordform=prespart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb contrive)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Contriving /kəntɹˈaɪvɪŋ/
التدبير
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
contriving /kəntɹˈaɪvɪŋ/
einfädelnd, arrangierend, ausheckend, ersinnend
Synonym: arranging
see: arrange, contrive sth., arranged, contrived
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
contriving /kəntɹˈaɪvɪŋ/
entwerfend, entwickelnd, erfindend, ersinnend
see: contrive, contrived, contrives, contrived
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
contriving /kəntɹˈaɪvɪŋ/
veranstaltend
Synonyms: organizing, organising, preparing
see: organize, organise, contrive, prepare, organized, organised contrived, prepared, organizes, organises, contrives, prepares, organized, organised, contrived, prepared
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
contriving /kəntɹˈaɪvɪŋ/
szerkesztés
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