Meaning Of The Word Contrive

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What's The Definition Of Contrive?

contrive
verb: If you contrive an event or situation, you succeed in making it happen, often by tricking someone.
verb: If you contrive something such as a device or piece of equipment, you invent and construct it in a clever or unusual way.

contrive in American English
to think up; devise; scheme; plan
intransitive verb: to form designs; plan
transitive verb: to plan with ingenuity; devise; invent

contrive in British English
verb: to manage (something or to do something), esp by means of a trick; engineer

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