contrive betydelser och definitioner

To plan with cleverness or ingenuity; devise: contrive ways to amuse the children.

To invent or fabricate, especially by improvisation: contrived a swing from hanging vines.

To plan with evil intent; scheme: contrived a plot to seize power.

To bring about, as by scheming; manage: somehow contrived to get past the guards unnoticed.

To form plans or schemes.