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conspires

conspires is the third-person singular simple present indicative of conspire.

Meaning of conspire

Verb

conspire (third-person singular simple present conspires, present participle conspiring, simple past and past participle conspired)

  1. (intransitive) To secretly plot or make plans together, often with the intention to bring bad or illegal results; to collude, to connive, to plot.
    • They conspired against [Joseph] to slay him.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 37:18
    Synonyms:
    collogue
  2. (intransitive) To agree, to concur to one end.
    • The press, the pulpit, and the stage / Conspire to censure and expose our age.
  3. (transitive) To work together to bring about.
    • Rain and sweat conspired to smudge her mascara.

Questions about conspires

What is conspires the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Conspires is the third-person singular simple present indicative of conspire.

Words near conspires in the dictionary

  1. conspiratrix
  2. conspire
  3. conspired
  4. conspirer
  5. conspirers
  6. conspires
  7. conspirest
  8. conspireth
  9. conspiricism
  10. conspiricist
  11. conspiricists

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