| Front | connive |
|---|---|
| Back | con‧nive /kəˈnaɪv/ verb [intransitive] 1to not try to stop something wrong from happening connive at He would not be the first politician to connive at a shady business deal. 2connive (with somebody) to do something to work secretly with someone to achieve something, especially something wrong SYN conspire: They connived with their mother to deceive me. —connivance noun [uncountable]: We could not have escaped without the connivance of the guards. |
Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.
Next card: Sputum spu‧tum ˈspjuːtəm noun uncountable medical liquid mouth
Previous card: Cutoff 近道
Up to card list: A Song of Ice and Fire