conception
part of speech
noun (conception, conceptions)
meaning for a pupil
1) Conception is the moment when a baby starts to grow inside its mother, when a sperm joins an egg. tree →
2) A conception is an idea or understanding of something, how you picture it in your mind. tree →
3) Conception is the start or the first forming of a plan or an idea. tree →
4) (church) The Immaculate Conception is a Catholic belief that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was free from sin from the start of her life. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science and sex education lessons, conception is the start of pregnancy. In thinking and maths, pupils may have a «misconception» — a wrong idea. In projects and art, the conception is the first idea. Phrases: «from conception to birth», «a clear conception of», «misconception», «from its conception».
examples
- Pregnancy lasts about nine months from conception to birth. tree →
- A baby begins to form at conception. tree →
- He had no conception of how big the ocean really is. tree →
- From its conception, the park was meant for children. tree →
- It is a common misconception that bats are blind. tree →
- Catholics celebrate the Immaculate Conception of Mary. tree →
- The Lares Familiares were a much more pleasing conception. tree →
note
The verb is «conceive»; the adjective «conceptual». Trap: «misconception» means a wrong idea, not a failed pregnancy. Catholic trap: the Immaculate Conception is about Mary's own beginning, not the birth of Jesus, which many people confuse.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «conception» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.