Conspire

Pronunciation: /kənˈspaɪər/

Definitions of conspire

verb to make secret plans jointly to commit an unlawful or harmful act

Example Sentences

A1 The children conspired to surprise their parents with a homemade dinner.

A2 The students conspired to play a prank on their teacher during recess.

B1 The employees conspired to organize a strike for better working conditions.

B2 The group of friends conspired to throw a surprise birthday party for their friend.

C1 The politicians were accused of conspiring to manipulate the election results.

C2 The criminals conspired to commit a series of bank robberies across the country.

Examples of conspire in a Sentence

formal The group of individuals conspired to commit fraud against the company.

informal I heard they were conspiring to throw a surprise party for Sarah.

slang The teenagers were caught conspiring to skip school and go to the beach.

figurative The storm clouds seemed to conspire against our plans for a picnic.

Grammatical Forms of conspire

• past tense: conspired
• plural: conspire
• comparative: more conspired
• superlative: most conspired
• present tense: conspires
• future tense: will conspire
• perfect tense: has conspired
• continuous tense: is conspiring
• singular: conspire
• positive degree: conspire
• infinitive: conspire
• gerund: conspiring
• participle: conspiring

Origin and Evolution of conspire

First Known Use: 1250 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'conspire' originated from the Latin word 'conspirare', which means to breathe together or to agree in secrecy.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'conspire' has evolved to mean to plan secretly with others to commit a wrongful act or to work together towards a common goal, often with a negative connotation.