concept
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- noun
- /ˈkɒnˌsɛpt/
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- In my mind, this suggests that new skills and concepts are best introduced in familiar settings.
- grasp the concept
- basic concepts
- key concepts
OK, so the first pile is wow, great concept, great story.
- OK, so the first pile is wow, great concept, great story.
- But PCR was still just a concept with a huge problem.
- Today we're going to take on the concept of grey rock.
- So let's talk about this concept of mind reading.
- And now we've got these concepts to work with.
- Other thinkers use the concept of virtue as well.
- I know I have struggled with that concept my entire life.
- It's an expansion of the concept of what God is, right?
- The result is a very clever concept called the blockchain.
- The chef comes up with the concept, the cook does stuff.
- They like to think about the very concepts that you just suggested.
- Can you just explain the concept of a break point, please?
- A concept, a real concept, and you know it from the sciences.
Examples
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So let's talk about this concept of mind reading.
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Many students find the concept of gravity difficult to understand at first.
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Try to understand the concept here.
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I was telling your lovely wife that I think your concept is brilliant.
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So we come to the concept of smart power networks.
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It's an expansion of the concept of what God is, right?
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I know I have struggled with that concept my entire life.
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This is a tough, tough concept for people to grasp.
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Natural gas also plays into another game-changing concept in the energy landscape via distributed power generation.
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We have only recently become aware of this concept in our dealings with Sarris.
Synonyms
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A thought or plan formed in the mind
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An idea or wish to do something, often sudden
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An abstract idea people use to explain observations or data
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An idea or plan someone forms in their mind
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Making a simple idea from many details to show what is common
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A general idea not tied to a specific example
An idea that exists only in thought, not as a physical thing
Compounds
How Abstract
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word concept comes from the Latin concipere, which is made of com- 'together' and capere 'to take', and it has the same root as capture. So, a concept is something 'taken together' in the mind — a general idea formed from many examples.