conspire

🇺🇸 /kənˈspaɪər/ 🇬🇧 /kənˈspaɪə(r)/
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intransitive verb
R

to secretly plan with others to do something bad

The group conspired to steal the money.

R

to seem to work together to cause something bad

Bad weather and traffic conspired to make us late.

translation

vi. to secretly plan with others to do something bad; to seem to work together to cause something bad

Word Forms

3rd Present conspires
Past conspired
Perfect conspired
Progressive conspiring