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Contrive | Contrived | Contriver | Contrives

Contrive meaning

  1. To invent by an exercise of ingeniosity; to devise
  2. To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation.
  3. To project, cast, or set forth, as in a projection of light.

Synonyms of Contrive

project create mentally send throw cast forge formulate excogitate devise invent design plan direct

Related words

Other words often associated with Contrive or its synonyms:

programme program organisation organization work intend move system arrangement create will take

Using Contrive

  • The main meaning on this page is: To invent by an exercise of ingeniosity; to devise | To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation. | To project, cast, or set forth, as in a projection of light.
  • Useful related words include: project, create mentally, send, throw.
  • In the example corpus, contrive often appears in combinations such as: to contrive, contrive to, contrive devise.

Context around Contrive

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 7 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

devise 2× misunderstanding 1× somehow 1× ways 1× lies 1×

Sentence patterns with Contrive

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and to contrive that those 1× ball or contrive somehow no 1× capacity to contrive lies and 1× dissension and contrive misunderstanding by 1× families then contrive a series 1× ingeniare to contrive devise and 1× is to contrive this rhyme 1× it can contrive 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

botanists took a 1× decrying alleged profiling 1× green and i 1× hence strafford s 1× in the way 1× organizations need to 1×

Common sentence endings:

and california holly 1× and ingenium cleverness 1× attention to themselves 1× contrive to forget 1× examination and closure 1× horse s blood 1×

Words around Contrive

Just before it in the word index:

contrivances 5 contrivance 22 contrition 50 contrite 24 contributory 77 contributors 474

Just after it in the word index:

contrived 115 contriver 6 contrives 4 contriving 9 contro 2 control 24.014

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaa 20 abductees 20 abdulahi 20 abetment 20 abhors 20 ablution 20

Corpus analysis for Contrive

  • In this selection, "contrive" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, devise, misunderstanding and somehow stand out and add context to how "contrive" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and to contrive that those and ball or contrive somehow no. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "contrive" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with contrive

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The word engineer is derived from the Latin words ingeniare ("to contrive, devise") and ingenium ("cleverness"). (16 words)

The term Engineering is derived from the Latin ingenium, meaning "cleverness" and ingeniare, meaning "to contrive, devise". (17 words)

Green and I knew we had seen something which, if we valued our careers, we should contrive to forget. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

The way to prevent these irregular interpositions of the people is to give them full information of their affairs thro’ the channel of the public papers and to contrive that those papers should penetrate the whole mass of people. (39 words)

It can be concluded that this capacity to contrive lies and misguide can eventually convince one’s self of deliberate fictions, separating through mantra self-brainwashing, any ability to relate to the pursuit of balance, self-examination and closure. (39 words)

The scheme called for a staff officer, ostensibly on a reconnaissance mission, to contrive to be chased by patrolling Turkish soldiers, pretend to be wounded, and drop his haversack, freshly stained with his horse’s blood. (36 words)

Example sentences (14)

Decrying alleged profiling of LP candidate, creation of dissension and contrive misunderstanding by some politicians, Shonibare implored residents to ignore provocative posts on social media.

In the way some players fall on the ball, or contrive somehow no longer to have it, or have control of it, some are getting away at least with manslaughter.

Green and I knew we had seen something which, if we valued our careers, we should contrive to forget.

Organizations need to adopt the bucket approach, where even if the different features and functions come from the same system, you contrive ways to separate them.

The goal is to contrive this rhyme pattern in a way that seems uncontrived, so that the rhymes fall naturally in terms of phrasing and meter, but do not call attention to themselves.

The scheme called for a staff officer, ostensibly on a reconnaissance mission, to contrive to be chased by patrolling Turkish soldiers, pretend to be wounded, and drop his haversack, freshly stained with his horse’s blood.

The way to prevent these irregular interpositions of the people is to give them full information of their affairs thro’ the channel of the public papers and to contrive that those papers should penetrate the whole mass of people.

Botanists took a while to contrive an identity for toyon, which is also known as Christmas berry and California holly.

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Hence, Strafford’s initiative: what especially bothers hard Brexiteers is the possibility that Tory MPs might contrive to exclude (or his understudy, Jacob Rees-Mogg) from the final pair of candidates put forward to the membership.

I.e., the U.S. is setting up a rationalization for attacking Iranian assets/forces given any loose reason it can contrive.

It can be concluded that this capacity to contrive lies and misguide can eventually convince one’s self of deliberate fictions, separating through mantra self-brainwashing, any ability to relate to the pursuit of balance, self-examination and closure.

Some families then contrive a series of arranged dances between the newlyweds and their parents, or other members of the wedding party, with guests expected to watch the performances.

The term Engineering is derived from the Latin ingenium, meaning "cleverness" and ingeniare, meaning "to contrive, devise".

The word engineer is derived from the Latin words ingeniare ("to contrive, devise") and ingenium ("cleverness").

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Common combinations with contrive

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "contrive" in a sentence?
An example: "Decrying alleged profiling of LP candidate, creation of dissension and contrive misunderstanding by some politicians, Shonibare implored residents to ignore provocative posts on social media." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "contrive" from authentic English texts.
What does "contrive" mean?
Contrive means: To invent by an exercise of ingeniosity; to devise
What are synonyms of "contrive"?
Common synonyms of "contrive" include: project, create mentally, send, throw, cast, forge, formulate, excogitate. Plus 5 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "contrive" are there?
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