contrive

IPA(Pronunciation)

/kənˈtɹaɪv/

Verb

obsolete transitive

To invent by an exercise of ingenuity; 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.

Japanese Meaning

考案する（知恵を働かせて発明する） / 考え出す（新しい装置や方法などを作り出す） / 即興で工夫する（状況に応じて即座に案を考える） / （光などを）投影する、放つ

What is this buttons?

She had to contrive a clever solution with the limited materials on hand.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女は手元にある限られた材料で巧妙な解決策を考案しなければならなかった。

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Sense（1）

To invent by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise

With a little manœuvring they contrived to meet on the doorstep which was […] in a boiling stream of passers-by, hurrying business people speeding past in a flurry of fumes and dust in the bright haze.

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Sense（2）

To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation.

Sense（3）

To project, cast, or set forth, as in a projection of light.

Sense（4）

(obsolete, transitive) To spend (time, or a period).

contrives

（ present singular third-person ）

contriving

（ participle present ）

contrived

（ participle past ）

contrived

（ past ）

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