Concebe

Concebe is a Portuguese verb form derived from conceber, meaning to conceive. It functions as the third-person singular present indicative form, used for ele/ela or você in many varieties of Portuguese. The broader verb conceber has several related senses: to form or conceive in the mind (conceber uma ideia), to devise or plan (conceber um projeto), and to become pregnant (conceber um filho). In everyday language, conceber is commonly used with both abstract and concrete meanings.

Etymology and origin: Conceber comes from Latin concipere, formed from com- “with” and capere “to take.” Through the Romance languages, this evolved into the Portuguese verb set that includes conceber and its inflected forms, such as concebe.

Usage notes: In Brazilian Portuguese, you typically encounter você concebe as the present-tense form; in European Portuguese, ele concebe or ela concebe is also standard for the third-person singular. The form concebe is versatile and appears in several registers, from formal writing to everyday speech. Related terms include concepção (conception or conceptualization),concebível/concebível (conceivable), and conceber itself as the base verb.

Examples:

- Ela concebe uma ideia inovadora. (She conceives/has conceived a new idea.)

- O professor concebeu um plano de pesquisa sólido. (The professor conceived a solid research plan.)

See also:

- Conceber

- Conceção

- Conceitualização

- Concebível

Concebe, as a verb form, thus reflects both intellectual and biological senses of conceber, depending on the context and complement.