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How to pronounce “connive”
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Pronunciation guide for connive
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of connive with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- Bonnie Boswell
where never kings connive nor tyrants scheme, that any man be
- Definition summary
- (intransitive) To secretly cooperate with other people in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing; to collude, to conspire. [from mid 17th c.]
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How to pronounce connive
Bonnie Boswell
where never kings connive nor tyrants scheme, that any man be
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “connive”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (intransitive) To secretly cooperate with other people in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing; to collude, to conspire. [from mid 17th c.]
- (intransitive, botany, rare) Of parts of a plant: to be converging or in close contact; to be connivent.
- (intransitive, obsolete) Often followed by at: to pretend to be ignorant of something in order to escape blame; to ignore or overlook a fault deliberately.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To open and close the eyes rapidly; to wink.
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