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Connived meaning
simple past and past participle of connive
Using Connived
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of connive
- In the example corpus, connived often appears in combinations such as: connived with, connived to, allegedly connived.
Context around Connived
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 13 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Connived
- In this selection, "connived" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, allegedly, emefiele and women stand out and add context to how "connived" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 11 allegedly connived to lure and a tenant connived to have. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "connived" sits close to words such as abbe, abdollahian and abergavenny, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with connived
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
According to Joy, her husband and a tenant connived to have her sent to jail. (15 words)
Concerning the acquisition of the second generation bank, Obazee claimed that Emefiele connived with some proxies. (16 words)
According to Kalaya, police suspect that the women connived with some banks and Malawians of Asian origin in their scheme. (20 words)
According to him, the Electoral Commission has connived with the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) to deceive them into a meeting only for them to realise that they were there to witness the demonstration of a software for a new biometric register. (42 words)
We now have witnesses who are testifying that one UTM member, Mr. Bon Kalindo, connived with one prisoner in order to create a recording that formulates an impression that I was involved in the events we are complaining about. (39 words)
However, in the course of interrogation, Chieshe reportedly changed the narrative, saying that it was her housemaid who connived with another woman, Joan Asen, to “spiritually steal the money” from the vault in the accounts office. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
A letter from Mda to Godfrey M Pitje (CYL Fort Hare Leader) shows how the three connived to have Inkundla as the mouthpiece of the CYL.
Concerning the acquisition of the second generation bank, Obazee claimed that Emefiele connived with some proxies.
He said that Imran Khan had connived with influential people, sitting in the institutions, to stay in power for the next 10 to 15 years.
According to Kalaya, police suspect that the women connived with some banks and Malawians of Asian origin in their scheme.
However, in the final period, Manigault and Blankly connived for a 13-2 run to erase the double-digit deficit to just one possession, 70-72.
In his note, he also alleged that Congress leaders had connived to kill several people, including Siddalinga Swami of Andola Math, BJP leaders Manikanth Rathod and Chandu Patil.
According to papers presented to the court by prosecutor Ms Connie Madzudzu, Chigagure, Sifanjani and Moyo on March 11 allegedly connived to lure Mutombwera to visit their place of residence in Mkoba 17 suburb.
Benjamin Ncube said he made a mistake when he signed his life to Charlet Ncube after she allegedly connived with her church elders and arranged a wedding which was not even attended by their relatives.
Stealthy encroachment is connived at despite it giving the defending team the extra half-second it needs to rush up, close down space and induce the team in possession to kick.
When he arrived at Beitbridge Border Post, he allegedly connived with his agent, Mr Alexander Gumbo, and forged the vehicle's value to read as R1 900 000.
According to him, the Electoral Commission has connived with the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) to deceive them into a meeting only for them to realise that they were there to witness the demonstration of a software for a new biometric register.
According to Joy, her husband and a tenant connived to have her sent to jail.
Maposa, who is alleged to be linked to several pending cases of armed robbery, connived with four other suspects who are still at large and descended on two houses in Tshabalala suburb at night.
The commissioner said that two of the suspects, Sale Ibrahim and Abba Sharif, connived and stole the car in Maiduguri.
The State alleges that the two connived to swindle the broadcaster out of over US$250 000 and Mavhura is likely to be charged with eighteen more counts.
Two groups who have connived with local officials in facilitation of absorption of undisclosed income of undesirable elements in shops, buildings and land in Srinagar were searched, it said.
We now have witnesses who are testifying that one UTM member, Mr. Bon Kalindo, connived with one prisoner in order to create a recording that formulates an impression that I was involved in the events we are complaining about.
David Botchway alias “Sowah’ is said to have connived with one David Nii Lamptey, now on the run, to swindle Mr. And Mrs. William Opare.
He said that the suspected connived with one Favour Oriafoh, 30, to defraud a Hong Kong female national, Xu Yue, of 79, 000 Pounds.
However, in the course of interrogation, Chieshe reportedly changed the narrative, saying that it was her housemaid who connived with another woman, Joan Asen, to “spiritually steal the money” from the vault in the accounts office.
Common combinations with connived
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: