contrive

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• /kənˈtɹaɪv/
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• CMU ARPABET: K AH0 N T R AY1 V Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English contreve (“to invent”), from Old French controver (Modern French controuver), from trover (“to find”) (French trouver).

46 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: thur — To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to plan; to scheme; to plot
• Bulgarian: замислям (zamisljam) — To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to plan; to scheme; to plot
• Catalan: idear — To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to plan; to scheme; to plot
• Dutch: beramen — To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to plan; to scheme; to plot
• Finnish: suunnitella — To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to plan; to scheme; to plot
• French: combiner — To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to plan; to scheme; to plot
• German: ersinnen — To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to plan; to scheme; to plot
• Ancient Greek: μήδομαι (mḗdomai) — To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to plan; to scheme; to plot
• Ancient Greek: ἐπιβολεύω (epiboleúō) — To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to plan; to scheme; to plot
• Italian: combinare — To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to plan; to scheme; to plot
• Italian: programmare — To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to plan; to scheme; to plot
• Italian: intrigare — To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to plan; to scheme; to plot
• Italian: complottare — To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to plan; to scheme; to plot
• Italian: architettare — To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to plan; to scheme; to plot
• Italian: escogitare — To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to plan; to scheme; to plot
• Italian: inventare — To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to plan; to scheme; to plot
• Italian: mettere su — To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to plan; to scheme; to plot
• Russian: замышлять (zamyšljatʹ) — To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to plan; to scheme; to plot
• Spanish: idear — To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to plan; to scheme; to plot
• Spanish: discurrir — To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to plan; to scheme; to plot
• Spanish: complotar — To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to plan; to scheme; to plot
• Spanish: urdir — To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to plan; to scheme; to plot
• Spanish: maquinar — To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to plan; to scheme; to plot
• Swedish: tänka ut — To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to plan; to scheme; to plot
• Turkish: akıl etmek — To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to plan; to scheme; to plot
• Ottoman Turkish: پرگارلامق (pergerlemek) — To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to plan; to scheme; to plot
• Bulgarian: изобретявам (izobretjavam) — To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation
• Czech: sestrojit — To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation
• Czech: vynalézt — To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation
• Czech: vymyslet — To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation
• Dutch: ontwerpen — To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation
• Finnish: keksiä — To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation
• Finnish: improvisoida — To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation
• French: inventer — To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation
• German: entwerfen — To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation
• Ancient Greek: μηχανάομαι (mēkhanáomai) — To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation
• Ancient Greek: ἐκπορίζω (ekporízō) — To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation
• Romanian: inventa — To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation
• Romanian: improviza — To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation
• Russian: изобрета́ть (izobretátʹ) — To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation
• Turkish: icat etmek — To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation
• Turkish: tasarlamak — To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation
• Dutch: plannen — To project, cast, or set forth, as in a projection of light
• Finnish: heittää — To project, cast, or set forth, as in a projection of light
• German: bewerkstelligen — To project, cast, or set forth, as in a projection of light
• Turkish: yolunu bulmak — To project, cast, or set forth, as in a projection of light