conceives, conceiving, conceived
VERB 1 If you can’t conceive of something, you can’t imagine it or believe it. • He couldn’t conceive of anything more fun than surfing.
2 If you conceive something such as a plan, you think of it and work out how it could be done. • Alex conceived the idea while eating his lunch.
3 When a woman conceives, she becomes pregnant.
concentrate concentrates, concentrating, concentrated
VERB 1 If you concentrate on something, you give it all your attention. • I need to concentrate on my homework.
2 When something is concentrated in one place, it is all there rather than in several places. • The shops were concentrated in the town centre.
concentrated
ADJECTIVE A concentrated liquid has been made stronger by having water removed from it. • concentrated orange juice
concentration concentrations
NOUN 1 the ability to give your full attention to something you do or hear
2 A concentration of something is a large amount of it in one place.
concept concepts
NOUN an abstract or general idea
conception conceptions
NOUN the idea you have of something
concern concerns, concerning, concerned
NOUN 1 worry about something or someone
2 If something is your concern, it is your duty or responsibility.
VERB 3 If something concerns you or if you are concerned about it, it worries you.
concerned ADJECTIVE
concerning
PREPOSITION You use concerning to show what something is about. • an article concerning fox hunting
concert concerts
NOUN a public performance by musicians
concession concessions
NOUN If you make a concession, you agree to let someone have or do something.
concise
ADJECTIVE giving all the necessary information using as few words as possible • a concise explanation
SYNONYMS: brief, short
concisely ADVERB
conclude concludes, concluding, concluded
VERB 1 If you conclude something, you examine the facts and decide what your opinion is. • We concluded that the letter was a fake.
2 When you conclude something, you finish it.
conclusion conclusions
NOUN 1 the end of something
2 a final decision about something • We wanted to go for a swim in the sea, but we came to the conclusion that it was too cold.
concrete
NOUN 1 a building material made by mixing cement, sand and water
ADJECTIVE 2 real and physical, rather than abstract • He had no concrete evidence.
concussion
NOUN damage to the brain caused by a blow or a fall, which causes confusion, sickness or unconsciousness
concussed ADJECTIVE
condemn condemns, condemning, condemned
VERB 1 If you condemn something, you say it is bad and unacceptable.
2 If someone is condemned to a punishment, they are given it. • The burglar was condemned to five years in prison.
condensation
NOUN a coating of tiny drops of liquid formed on a cold surface by steam or vapour
condense condenses, condensing, condensed
VERB 1 If you condense a piece of writing or a speech, you shorten it.
2 When a gas or vapour condenses, it changes into a liquid.
condition conditions
NOUN 1 the state someone or something is in • The antique clock was still in good condition.
2 something that must happen in order for something else to be possible • I can go swimming on Saturday on the condition that I do my homework first.
conduct conducts, conducting, conducted
Said “kon-duct” NOUN 1 behaviour
Said “kon-duct” VERB 2 When you conduct an activity, you carry it out.
3 When someone conducts an orchestra, a band or a choir, they direct it in a piece of music.
4 If something conducts heat or electricity, heat or electricity can pass along it. • Copper conducts electricity well.
conductor conductors
NOUN 1 someone who conducts an orchestra or choir
2 someone who moves round a bus or train selling and checking tickets
3 a substance that conducts heat or electricity
cone cones
NOUN 1 a regular three-dimensional shape with a circular base and a point at the top
2 the fruit of a fir or pine tree
conference conferences
NOUN a meeting at which formal discussions take place
confess confesses, confessing, confessed
VERB If you confess to something, you admit that you did it.
confession confessions
NOUN 1 If you make a confession, you admit that you have done something wrong.
SYNONYM: admission
2 the act of confessing something, especially as a religious act, where people confess their sins to a priest
confetti
NOUN small pieces of coloured paper thrown over the bride and groom at a wedding
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