to preconceive

Examples

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• Many teachers have preconceived ideas about the effectiveness of new strategies they learn from unstructured short-term professional development sessions.

  Academic text (2014)

• Do not preconceive what you should find on your outing, but look at the existing light and how it can be used to conceive the picture that is there.

  Academic text (1994)

• They do not preconceive the pictures they will see but try to conceive all of the pictures that may be seen.

  Academic text (1994)

• I wonder how much of this was preconceived versus a good developer's innate understanding of what seems to work well.

  Blog text (32)

• Preconceived notions about older adults abound, but the reality is that personality traits rarely change with age.

  Academic text (2000)

• "The more personal experience each student gains in community service alters their perceptions and questions preconceived ideas and beliefs," Strom said.

  Blog text (23)

• This has the page-turning effect of keeping readers on their toes, so to speak, as, for example, suddenly hearing from another perspective often changes preconceived notions, thus maintaining readers' interest.

  Academic text (2011)

• Preconceived notions of what mentoring involved, coupled with the mentors' belief that they knew best when it came to working with students, made mentor training during the early days challenging, to say the least.

  Academic text (1997)

• Many teachers hold preconceived ideas about the effectiveness of new teaching methods before trying them.

• His preconceived opinions about the movie changed once he finally watched it.

Synonyms

G

to guess

vsto preconceive

∞ 1.0

To think something is likely without being sure

forms an idea before evidence, with similar uncertainty but broader intent

A

to assume

vsto preconceive

∞ 3.2

Think something is true without proof

forms an opinion before evidence rather than simply accepting without thought

I

to imagine

vsto preconceive

795 1.5

To think something is true without clear proof

forms an idea before evidence but focuses less on vivid mental images

S

to speculate

vsto preconceive

254 4.8

To think about possible reasons or outcomes when there are not enough facts

forms an opinion before evidence rather than exploring many possible options

P

to presume

vsto preconceive

136 4.9

To suppose something is true without proof

forms an idea before evidence but not necessarily used to act

J

to jump to conclusions

vsto preconceive

• Informal

46 3.9

Decide quickly about someone or something without enough information

forms an idea before evidence but not necessarily done quickly or rashly

P

to prejudge

vsto preconceive

11 6.7

To form an opinion about a person or situation before you know all the facts

forms an opinion early but may be less openly unfair or final

How Biased

to prejudge

11 6.7

to preconceive

1 7.7

to assume

∞ 3.2

to suspect

925 3.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology