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- DictionaryPre·con·ceived/ˌprēkənˈsēvd/
adjective
- 1. (of an idea or opinion) formed before having the evidence for its truth or usefulness: "the same set of facts can be tailored to fit any preconceived belief"
The meaning of PRECONCEIVE is to form (an opinion) prior to actual knowledge or experience. How to use preconceive in a sentence.
PRECONCEIVED definition: 1. (of an idea or an opinion) formed too early, especially without enough thought or knowledge: 2…. Learn more.
Preconceived definition: (of an idea, opinion, etc.) formed beforehand, as before seeing evidence or as a result of a previously held prejudice. See examples of PRECONCEIVED used in a sentence.
It's almost always an idea or opinion that's described as preconceived. You might have preconceived ideas about what college will be like — in other words, you've formed a strong sense of what the experience will be before knowing much about it.
PRECONCEIVED meaning: 1. (of an idea or an opinion) formed too early, especially without enough thought or knowledge: 2…. Learn more.
adjective. formed beforehand before one has enough information about something or knowledge of it, and therefore probably wrong; conceived ahead in time. a preconceived idea. We all start with preconceived notions of what we want from life.
Preconceive definition: to form a conception or opinion of beforehand, as before seeing evidence or as a result of previously held prejudice.. See examples of PRECONCEIVE used in a sentence.
preconceived. ( ˌpriːkənˈsiːvd) adj. formed beforehand before one has enough information about something or knowledge of it, and therefore probably wrong; conceived ahead in time: a preconceived idea.
adjective. /ˌpriːkənˈsiːvd/. /ˌpriːkənˈsiːvd/. [only before noun] (of ideas, opinions, etc.) formed before you have enough information or experience of something. Before I started the job, I had no preconceived notions of what it would be like. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
Preconceived Definition. (of an opinion or notion) Conceived beforehand: formed ahead of time. Simple past tense and past participle of preconceive.
