contrive English

Meaning contrive meaning

What does contrive mean?

Definitions in simple English

contrive Verb

— If you contrive something, you plan or arrange something to happen.

contrive

— verb (= excogitate) come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort excogitate a way to measure the speed of light

— verb (= plan, design) make or work out a plan for; devise They contrived to murder their boss design a new sales strategy plan an attack

— verb (= cast, throw) put or send forth She threw the flashlight beam into the corner The setting sun threw long shadows cast a spell cast a warm light

Synonyms contrive synonyms

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contrive English » English

devise

plan

invent

design

plot

project

concoct

manage

engineer

create

scheme

fabricate

make up

formulate

forge

excogitate

machinate

throw

think up

think out

mastermind

manipulate

intend

innovate

cook up

conceive

compose

compass

coin

cast

work up

work out

vamp up

use

trump up

tide over

think of

think

stage

shift for oneself

shift

schedule

revitalize

reverberate

reflect

realize

programme

produce

prepare

porject

Topics contrive topics

What do people use contrive to talk about?

Work and occupation Work Method

Plan

• What words refer to making plans?
  plan make plans devise a plan come up with a plan contrive mastermind

Work and occupation Work Difficult, impossible

Succeed

• What words refer to succeeding to do a task?
  succeed success accomplish achieve manage contrive

Grammar General words Do

Create

• What words refer to inventing something?
  create dream up imagine compose contrive design devise invent conceive of think up make up

Conjugation contrive conjugation

How do you conjugate contrive?

contrive · verb

Present I contrive

Positive I contrive

Singular

1st person I contrive

2nd person you contrive

3rd person he/she/it contrives

Plural

1st person we contrive

2nd person you contrive

3rd person they contrive

Negative I don't contrive

Singular

1st person I don't contrive I do not contrive

2nd person you don't contrive you do not contrive

3rd person he/she/it doesn't contrive he/she/it does not contrive

Plural

1st person we don't contrive we do not contrive

2nd person you don't contrive you do not contrive

3rd person they don't contrive they do not contrive

Question do I contrive?

Singular

1st person do I contrive?

2nd person do you contrive?

3rd person does he/she/it contrive?

Plural

1st person do we contrive?

2nd person do you contrive?

3rd person do they contrive?

Negative question don't I contrive?

Singular

1st person don't I contrive? do I not contrive?

2nd person don't you contrive? do you not contrive?

3rd person doesn't he/she/it contrive? does he/she/it not contrive?

Plural

1st person don't we contrive? do we not contrive?

2nd person don't you contrive? do you not contrive?

3rd person don't they contrive? do they not contrive?

Past I contrived

Positive I contrived

Singular

1st person I contrived

2nd person you contrived

3rd person he/she/it contrived

Plural

1st person we contrived

2nd person you contrived

3rd person they contrived

Negative I didn't contrive

Singular

1st person I didn't contrive I did not contrive

2nd person you didn't contrive you did not contrive

3rd person he/she/it didn't contrive he/she/it did not contrive

Plural

1st person we didn't contrive we did not contrive

2nd person you didn't contrive you did not contrive

3rd person they didn't contrive they did not contrive

Question did I contrive?

Singular

1st person did I contrive?

2nd person did you contrive?

3rd person did he/she/it contrive?

Plural

1st person did we contrive?

2nd person did you contrive?

3rd person did they contrive?

Negative question didn't I contrive?

Singular

1st person didn't I contrive? did I not contrive?

2nd person didn't you contrive? did you not contrive?

3rd person didn't he/she/it contrive? did he/she/it not contrive?

Plural

1st person didn't we contrive? did we not contrive?

2nd person didn't you contrive? did you not contrive?

3rd person didn't they contrive? did they not contrive?

Future I'll contrive

Positive I'll contrive

Singular

1st person I'll contrive I will contrive

2nd person you'll contrive you will contrive

3rd person he/she/it'll contrive he/she/it will contrive

Plural

1st person we'll contrive we will contrive

2nd person you'll contrive you will contrive

3rd person they'll contrive they will contrive

Negative I won't contrive

Singular

1st person I won't contrive I will not contrive

2nd person you won't contrive you will not contrive

3rd person he/she/it won't contrive he/she/it will not contrive

Plural

1st person we won't contrive we will not contrive

2nd person you won't contrive you will not contrive

3rd person they won't contrive they will not contrive

Question will I contrive?

Singular

1st person will I contrive?

2nd person will you contrive?

3rd person will he/she/it contrive?

Plural

1st person will we contrive?

2nd person will you contrive?

3rd person will they contrive?

Negative question won't I contrive?

Singular

1st person won't I contrive? will I not contrive?

2nd person won't you contrive? will you not contrive?

3rd person won't he/she/it contrive? will he/she/it not contrive?

Plural

1st person won't we contrive? will we not contrive?

2nd person won't you contrive? will you not contrive?

3rd person won't they contrive? will they not contrive?

Conditional I'd contrive

Positive I'd contrive

Singular

1st person I'd contrive I would contrive

2nd person you'd contrive you would contrive

3rd person he/she/it'd contrive he/she/it would contrive

Plural

1st person we'd contrive we would contrive

2nd person you'd contrive you would contrive

3rd person they'd contrive they would contrive

Negative I wouldn't contrive

Singular

1st person I wouldn't contrive I would not contrive

2nd person you wouldn't contrive you would not contrive

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't contrive he/she/it would not contrive

Plural

1st person we wouldn't contrive we would not contrive

2nd person you wouldn't contrive you would not contrive

3rd person they wouldn't contrive they would not contrive

Question would I contrive?

Singular

1st person would I contrive?

2nd person would you contrive?

3rd person would he/she/it contrive?

Plural

1st person would we contrive?

2nd person would you contrive?

3rd person would they contrive?

Negative question wouldn't I contrive?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I contrive? would I not contrive?

2nd person wouldn't you contrive? would you not contrive?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it contrive? would he/she/it not contrive?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we contrive? would we not contrive?

2nd person wouldn't you contrive? would you not contrive?

3rd person wouldn't they contrive? would they not contrive?

Present continuous I'm contriving

Positive I'm contriving

Singular

1st person I'm contriving I am contriving

2nd person you're contriving you are contriving

3rd person he/she/it's contriving he/she/it is contriving

Plural

1st person we're contriving we are contriving

2nd person you're contriving you are contriving

3rd person they're contriving they are contriving

Negative I'm not contriving

Singular

1st person I'm not contriving I am not contriving

2nd person you aren't contriving you're not contriving you are not contriving

3rd person he/she/it isn't contriving he/she/it's not contriving he/she/it is not contriving

Plural

1st person we aren't contriving we're not contriving we are not contriving

2nd person you aren't contriving you're not contriving you are not contriving

3rd person they aren't contriving they're not contriving they are not contriving

Question am I contriving?

Singular

1st person am I contriving?

2nd person are you contriving?

3rd person is he/she/it contriving?

Plural

1st person are we contriving?

2nd person are you contriving?

3rd person are they contriving?

Negative question aren't I contriving?

Singular

1st person aren't I contriving? am I not contriving?

2nd person aren't you contriving? are you not contriving?

3rd person isn't he/she/it contriving? is he/she/it not contriving?

Plural

1st person aren't we contriving? are we not contriving?

2nd person aren't you contriving? are you not contriving?

3rd person aren't they contriving? are they not contriving?

Past continuous I was contriving

Positive I was contriving

Singular

1st person I was contriving

2nd person you were contriving

3rd person he/she/it was contriving

Plural

1st person we were contriving

2nd person you were contriving

3rd person they were contriving

Negative I wasn't contriving

Singular

1st person I wasn't contriving I was not contriving

2nd person you weren't contriving you were not contriving

3rd person he/she/it wasn't contriving he/she/it was not contriving

Plural

1st person we weren't contriving we were not contriving

2nd person you weren't contriving you were not contriving

3rd person they weren't contriving they were not contriving

Question was I contriving?

Singular

1st person was I contriving?

2nd person were you contriving?

3rd person was he/she/it contriving?

Plural

1st person were we contriving?

2nd person were you contriving?

3rd person were they contriving?

Negative question wasn't I contriving?

Singular

1st person wasn't I contriving? was I not contriving?

2nd person weren't you contriving? were you not contriving?

3rd person wasn't he/she/it contriving? was he/she/it not contriving?

Plural

1st person weren't we contriving? were we not contriving?

2nd person weren't you contriving? were you not contriving?

3rd person weren't they contriving? were they not contriving?

Future continuous I'll be contriving

Positive I'll be contriving

Singular

1st person I'll be contriving I will be contriving

2nd person you'll be contriving you will be contriving

3rd person he/she/it'll be contriving he/she/it will be contriving

Plural

1st person we'll be contriving we will be contriving

2nd person you'll be contriving you will be contriving

3rd person they'll be contriving they will be contriving

Negative I won't be contriving

Singular

1st person I won't be contriving I will not be contriving

2nd person you won't be contriving you will not be contriving

3rd person he/she/it won't be contriving he/she/it will not be contriving

Plural

1st person we won't be contriving we will not be contriving

2nd person you won't be contriving you will not be contriving

3rd person they won't be contriving they will not be contriving

Question will I be contriving?

Singular

1st person will I be contriving?

2nd person will you be contriving?

3rd person will he/she/it be contriving?

Plural

1st person will we be contriving?

2nd person will you be contriving?

3rd person will they be contriving?

Negative question won't I be contriving?

Singular

1st person won't I be contriving? will I not be contriving?

2nd person won't you be contriving? will you not be contriving?

3rd person won't he/she/it be contriving? will he/she/it not be contriving?

Plural

1st person won't we be contriving? will we not be contriving?

2nd person won't you be contriving? will you not be contriving?

3rd person won't they be contriving? will they not be contriving?

Conditional continuous I'd be contriving

Positive I'd be contriving

Singular

1st person I'd be contriving I would be contriving

2nd person you'd be contriving you would be contriving

3rd person he/she/it'd be contriving he/she/it would be contriving

Plural

1st person we'd be contriving we would be contriving

2nd person you'd be contriving you would be contriving

3rd person they'd be contriving they would be contriving

Negative I wouldn't be contriving

Singular

1st person I wouldn't be contriving I would not be contriving

2nd person you wouldn't be contriving you would not be contriving

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be contriving he/she/it would not be contriving

Plural

1st person we wouldn't be contriving we would not be contriving

2nd person you wouldn't be contriving you would not be contriving

3rd person they wouldn't be contriving they would not be contriving

Question would I be contriving?

Singular

1st person would I be contriving?

2nd person would you be contriving?

3rd person would he/she/it be contriving?

Plural

1st person would we be contriving?

2nd person would you be contriving?

3rd person would they be contriving?

Negative question wouldn't I be contriving?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I be contriving? would I not be contriving?

2nd person wouldn't you be contriving? would you not be contriving?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be contriving? would he/she/it not be contriving?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we be contriving? would we not be contriving?

2nd person wouldn't you be contriving? would you not be contriving?

3rd person wouldn't they be contriving? would they not be contriving?

Present perfect I've contrived

Positive I've contrived

Singular

1st person I've contrived I have contrived

2nd person you've contrived you have contrived

3rd person he/she/it's contrived he/she/it has contrived

Plural

1st person we've contrived we have contrived

2nd person you've contrived you have contrived

3rd person they've contrived they have contrived

Negative I haven't contrived

Singular

1st person I haven't contrived I have not contrived

2nd person you haven't contrived you have not contrived

3rd person he/she/it hasn't contrived he/she/it has not contrived

Plural

1st person we haven't contrived we have not contrived

2nd person you haven't contrived you have not contrived

3rd person they haven't contrived they have not contrived

Question have I contrived?

Singular

1st person have I contrived?

2nd person have you contrived?

3rd person has he/she/it contrived?

Plural

1st person have we contrived?

2nd person have you contrived?

3rd person have they contrived?

Negative question haven't I contrived?

Singular

1st person haven't I contrived? have I not contrived?

2nd person haven't you contrived? have you not contrived?

3rd person hasn't he/she/it contrived? has he/she/it not contrived?

Plural

1st person haven't we contrived? have we not contrived?

2nd person haven't you contrived? have you not contrived?

3rd person haven't they contrived? have they not contrived?

Past perfect I had contrived

Positive I had contrived

Singular

1st person I had contrived

2nd person you had contrived

3rd person he/she/it had contrived

Plural

1st person we had contrived

2nd person you had contrived

3rd person they had contrived

Negative I hadn't contrived

Singular

1st person I hadn't contrived I had not contrived

2nd person you hadn't contrived you had not contrived

3rd person he/she/it hadn't contrived he/she/it had not contrived

Plural

1st person we hadn't contrived we had not contrived

2nd person you hadn't contrived you had not contrived

3rd person they hadn't contrived they had not contrived

Question had I contrived?

Singular

1st person had I contrived?

2nd person had you contrived?

3rd person had he/she/it contrived?

Plural

1st person had we contrived?

2nd person had you contrived?

3rd person had they contrived?

Negative question hadn't I contrived?

Singular

1st person hadn't I contrived? had I not contrived?

2nd person hadn't you contrived? had you not contrived?

3rd person hadn't he/she/it contrived? had he/she/it not contrived?

Plural

1st person hadn't we contrived? had we not contrived?

2nd person hadn't you contrived? had you not contrived?

3rd person hadn't they contrived? had they not contrived?

Future perfect I'll have contrived

Positive I'll have contrived

Singular

1st person I'll have contrived I will have contrived

2nd person you'll have contrived you will have contrived

3rd person he/she/it'll have contrived he/she/it will have contrived

Plural

1st person we'll have contrived we will have contrived

2nd person you'll have contrived you will have contrived

3rd person they'll have contrived they will have contrived

Negative I won't have contrived

Singular

1st person I won't have contrived I will not have contrived

2nd person you won't have contrived you will not have contrived

3rd person he/she/it won't have contrived he/she/it will not have contrived

Plural

1st person we won't have contrived we will not have contrived

2nd person you won't have contrived you will not have contrived

3rd person they won't have contrived they will not have contrived

Question +'ll I have contrived?

Singular

1st person +'ll I have contrived? will I have contrived?

2nd person +'ll you have contrived? will you have contrived?

3rd person +'ll he/she/it have contrived? will he/she/it have contrived?

Plural

1st person +'ll we have contrived? will we have contrived?

2nd person +'ll you have contrived? will you have contrived?

3rd person +'ll they have contrived? will they have contrived?

Negative question won't I have contrived?

Singular

1st person won't I have contrived? will I not have contrived?

2nd person won't you have contrived? will you not have contrived?

3rd person won't he/she/it have contrived? will he/she/it not have contrived?

Plural

1st person won't we have contrived? will we not have contrived?

2nd person won't you have contrived? will you not have contrived?

3rd person won't they have contrived? will they not have contrived?

Conditional perfect I'd have contrived

Positive I'd have contrived

Singular

1st person I'd have contrived I would have contrived

2nd person you'd have contrived you would have contrived

3rd person he/she/it'd have contrived he/she/it would have contrived

Plural

1st person we'd have contrived we would have contrived

2nd person you'd have contrived you would have contrived

3rd person they'd have contrived they would have contrived

Negative I wouldn't have contrived

Singular

1st person I wouldn't have contrived I would not have contrived

2nd person you wouldn't have contrived you would not have contrived

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have contrived he/she/it would not have contrived

Plural

1st person we wouldn't have contrived we would not have contrived

2nd person you wouldn't have contrived you would not have contrived

3rd person they wouldn't have contrived they would not have contrived

Question would I have contrived?

Singular

1st person would I have contrived?

2nd person would you have contrived?

3rd person would he/she/it have contrived?

Plural

1st person would we have contrived?

2nd person would you have contrived?

3rd person would they have contrived?

Negative question wouldn't I have contrived?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I have contrived? would I not have contrived?

2nd person wouldn't you have contrived? would you not have contrived?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have contrived? would he/she/it not have contrived?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we have contrived? would we not have contrived?

2nd person wouldn't you have contrived? would you not have contrived?

3rd person wouldn't they have contrived? would they not have contrived?

Imperative contrive!

Positive

you contrive!

we let's contrive!

Negative

you don't contrive!

we let's not contrive!