contrive
🇺🇸
/kənˈtraɪv/
🇬🇧
/kənˈtraɪv/
verb
R
to find a way to do something even when it's hard
They contrive to pay their bills with very little money.
R
to make something happen even when it's difficult
She will contrive to finish the project on time.
R
to think of or make something in a clever way
He contrived a simple tool to fix the problem.
translation
to find a way to do something even when it's hard; to make something happen even when it's difficult; to think of or make something in a clever way
Word Forms
3rd Present
contrives
Past
contrived
Perfect
contrived
Progressive
contriving