conspire

US: /kənˈspaɪɝ/
UK: /kənspˈa‍ɪ‍ə/


English Vietnamese dictionary


conspire /kən'spaiə/
  • động từ
    • âm mưu, mưu hại
      • to conspire to do something: âm mưu làm gì
      • they have conspired his ruin: họ đã âm mưu hại ông ta
    • chung sức, hiệp lực, quy tụ lại, kết hợp lại, hùn vào
      • everything seemed to conspire to make him angry: tất cả dường như hùn vào để làm cho nó nổi giận

Advanced English dictionary


+ verb
1 [V] ~ (with sb) (against sb)
~ (together) to secretly plan with other people to do sth illegal or harmful: They were accused of conspiring against the king. + They deny conspiring together to smuggle drugs. + She admitted conspiring with her lover to murder her husband.
2 ~ against sb/sth
~ to do sth (written) (of events) to seem to work together to make sth bad happen: [V] Circumstances had conspired against them. + [V to inf] Everything conspired to make her life a misery.

Concise English dictionary


conspires|conspired|conspiringkən'spaɪə
verb
+engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together
+act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose