From en.wiktionary.org:
** English
*** Etymology
From [en], from [en] (Modern [fr]), from [fro] (French [fr]).
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
*** Verb
[en-verb]
1. To invent by an exercise of ingeniosity ; to devise
2. * [passage= [...] I cannot bear the idea of two young women traveling post by themselves. It is highly improper. You must CONTRIVE to send somebody.]
3. * [en]
4. * [chapter=10]
5. To invent , to make device s; to form design s especially by improvisation .
6. To project, cast, or set forth, as in a projection of light.
7. [en] To spend (time, or a period).
**** Synonyms
- [en]
- [en]
**** Derived terms
{{col|en|uncontriving |contrivable|contrivement|precontrive|recontrive
|contrived|contriver|contrivance}}
**** Translations
[To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to plan; to scheme; to plot]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Catalan: [ca]
- Dutch: [nl]
- Esperanto: [eo]
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr]
- German: [de]
- Greek:
- Italian: [it] , [it] , [it] , [it] , [it] , [it] , [it] , [it]
- Ottoman Turkish: [ota]
- Russian: [ru]
- Spanish: [es] , [es] , [es] , [es] , [es] , [es]
- Swedish: [sv]
- Turkish: [tr]
[trans-bottom]
[To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Czech: [cs] , [cs] , [cs]
- Dutch: [nl]
- Esperanto: [eo]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi]
- French: [fr]
- German: [de]
- Greek:
- Romanian: [ro] , [ro]
- Russian: [ru]
- Spanish: [es] , [es]
- Turkish: [tr] , [tr]
[trans-bottom]
[To project, cast, or set forth, as in a projection of light]
- Dutch: [nl]
- Finnish: [fi]
- German: [de]
- Turkish: [tr]
[trans-bottom]
*** Anagrams
- [en]
[en]