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1. (v.t.) contrive
to plan with ingenuity; devise; invent:
to contrive a means of escape.
2. contrive
to bring about by a plan, scheme, etc.; manage:
He contrived to gain their votes.
3. contrive
to plot (evil, treachery, etc.).
4. (v.i.) contrive
to form designs; plan.
5. contrive
to plot.
Etymology: (1275–1325; < MF contreuv-, tonic s. of controver to devise, invent, OF: to decide, agree upon < LL contropāre to compare =
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) plan, project, contrive, design
make or work out a plan for; devise
"They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack"
2. (verb) invent, contrive, devise, excogitate, formulate, forge
come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
"excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"
3. (verb) project, cast, contrive, throw
put or send forth
"She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) contrive
to form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to invent; to design; to plan
2. (verb) contrive
to make devices; to form designs; to plan; to scheme; to plot
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Sense: to manage (to do something)
He contrived to remove the money from her bag.
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 Afrikaans: regkry |
 Arabic: يَنْجَح، يُدَبِّر طَريقَه |
 Bulgarian: замислям |
 Brazilian: conseguir |
 Czech: dokázat |
 German: zustandebringen |
 Danish: formå; finde udveje for; |
 Greek: κατορθώνω να κάνω κτ. |
 Spanish: ideárselas, ingeniárselas |
 Estonian: hakkama saama |
 Farsi: نقشه کشیدن؛ زمینه سازی کر |
 Finnish: onnistua |
 French: trouver moyen de |
 Hebrew: לִמצוֹא דֶרֶך |
 Hindi: युक्ति निकालना |
 Croatian: pronaći |
 Hungarian: szerét ejti vminek |
 Indonesian: berhasil |
 Icelandic: takast; finna ráð |
 Italian: riuscire |
 Japanese: うまく～する |
 Korean: 용케 (~) 하다 |
 Lithuanian: įsigudrinti, kažkaip suge |
 Latvian: pamanīties; iemanīties |
 Malay: berjaya |
 Dutch: erin slagen |
 Norwegian: sørge for, finne en utvei |
 Polish: znaleźć sposób na |
 Persian: نقشه کشیدن؛ زمینه سازی کر |
 Pashto: پلان جوړول: ايجادول: منځ |
 Portuguese: conseguir |
 Romanian: a reuşi (să) |
 Russian: ухитриться |
 Slovak: vymyslieť |
 Slovenian: posrečiti se |
 Serbian: uspeti |
 Swedish: lyckas |
 Thai: วางแผน |
 Turkish: yolunu bulmak, birçaresin |
 Taiwanese: 設法做到，圖謀 |
 Ukrainian: ухитрятися; вдаватися |
 Urdu: تركيب ڈھونڈنا |
 Vietnamese: xoay sở |
 Chinese: 设法做到，图谋 |
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