Concept Abstract Grasp Students Opportunity Noun ˈkɒnsept ˈkɑːnsept

• the concept of social class
• helping students grasp abstract concepts such as leadership and teamwork
• basic/fundamental/key/core concepts
• the concept that everyone should have equality of opportunity

concept

Word Family

• conceive verb
• conceivable adjective (≠ inconceivable)
• conceivably adverb
• concept noun
• conception noun
• conceptual adjective
1. an idea or a principle that is connected with something abstract
• SEE ALSO high-concept
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/high-concept
• the concept of social class
• helping students grasp abstract concepts such as leadership and teamwork
• basic/fundamental/key/core concepts
• the concept that everyone should have equality of opportunity
• the concepts behind an artist's work

Extra Examples

• ‘Mental handicap’ should be replaced with the broader concept of ‘learning difficulties’.
• Culture is a fairly nebulous concept.
• He formulated the concept of imaginary time.
• Not all companies have embraced the concept of diversity in the workplace.
• She finds it difficult to grasp abstract concepts.
• Students must be able to apply classroom concepts to practical situations.
• Teachers should have a clear concept of what a multiracial society is.
• The book provides concrete interpretations of some rather abstract concepts.
• The concept of ‘adequate medical care’ is too vague.
• The concept of my book is very simple.
• The whole concept of responsibility was alien to him.
• the need to create new words to frame new concepts
• Industry has endorsed the concept that every young person should have the opportunity of work experience before leaving school.
• The concept of infinity is almost impossible for us to comprehend.
• We discussed concepts such as ‘democracy’ and ‘equality’.
• We need to instil in children basic concepts of right and wrong.
• He can't grasp the basic concepts of mathematics.
• concepts such as ‘civilization’ and ‘government’
2. an idea for something new
• SEE ALSO proof of concept
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/proof-of-concept
• a novel/innovative concept
• an exciting new concept in city living
• a novel marketing concept
• a design concept for a new school

Extra Examples

• Bachelors have no concept of food shopping.
• He has no concept of structure, which is surprising for a man who learnt his craft in the theatre.
• I was the kind of child that had absolutely no concept of patience.
• People have no concept of what he has done for this industry.

Word Origin

• mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘thought, imagination’): from Latin conceptum ‘something conceived’, from Latin concept- ‘conceived’, from concipere, from com- ‘together’ + capere ‘take’