French word

conçu

Pronunciation

IPA/kɔ̃sy/

Meaning

  • adjectivedesigned

Example

Ce produit est conçu pour les enfants.

This product is designed for children.

Illustration for conçu (designed)

More examples

Un outil conçu pour la vie quotidienne facilite les tâches.

A tool designed for everyday life makes tasks easier.

Core concept

A finished object, plan, or idea shaped from the start around a clearly intended purpose.

Common phrases

  • conçu par des experts

    designed by experts

  • conçu pour la vie quotidienne

    designed for everyday life

Similar words

destiné: Intended for a particular person, group, or purpose.
adapté: Adjusted to suit the conditions of use or the users.
approprié: Suitable for the situation or purpose.
pensé: Planned with careful thought and purpose.

Definition in French

Indique qu'un objet, un plan ou une idée a été pensé et mis au point pour un but précis.

Word origin

Conçu is the past participle of concevoir, from Latin concipere, which developed from taking in an idea to forming it in the mind and designing it.

Usage tips

  • The construction conçu pour introduces the intended purpose and is followed by a noun or an infinitive, as in conçu pour les enfants or conçu pour durer.

Other meanings

  • intendedadjective
  • conceivedadjective

Opposites

Related words

  • conceptiondesignnoun
  • concevableconceivableadjective

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