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The real world has always been far more exciting and funny and dangerous to me than anything somebody could conjure up sitting in front of a computer.
Tony Scott

Meaning of "conjure up" in the English dictionary

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONJURE UP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Conjure up is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb conjure up in English.

WHAT DOES CONJURE UP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of conjure up in the English dictionary

The definition of conjure up in the dictionary is to present to the mind; evoke or imagine. Other definition of conjure up is to call up or command by an incantation.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CONJURE UP

PRESENT

Present
I conjure up
you conjure up
he/she/it conjures up
we conjure up
you conjure up
they conjure up
Present continuous
I am conjuring up
you are conjuring up
he/she/it is conjuring up
we are conjuring up
you are conjuring up
they are conjuring up
Present perfect
I have conjured up
you have conjured up
he/she/it has conjured up
we have conjured up
you have conjured up
they have conjured up
Present perfect continuous
I have been conjuring up
you have been conjuring up
he/she/it has been conjuring up
we have been conjuring up
you have been conjuring up
they have been conjuring up
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I conjured up
you conjured up
he/she/it conjured up
we conjured up
you conjured up
they conjured up
Past continuous
I was conjuring up
you were conjuring up
he/she/it was conjuring up
we were conjuring up
you were conjuring up
they were conjuring up
Past perfect
I had conjured up
you had conjured up
he/she/it had conjured up
we had conjured up
you had conjured up
they had conjured up
Past perfect continuous
I had been conjuring up
you had been conjuring up
he/she/it had been conjuring up
we had been conjuring up
you had been conjuring up
they had been conjuring up
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will conjure up
you will conjure up
he/she/it will conjure up
we will conjure up
you will conjure up
they will conjure up
Future continuous
I will be conjuring up
you will be conjuring up
he/she/it will be conjuring up
we will be conjuring up
you will be conjuring up
they will be conjuring up
Future perfect
I will have conjured up
you will have conjured up
he/she/it will have conjured up
we will have conjured up
you will have conjured up
they will have conjured up
Future perfect continuous
I will have been conjuring up
you will have been conjuring up
he/she/it will have been conjuring up
we will have been conjuring up
you will have been conjuring up
they will have been conjuring up
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would conjure up
you would conjure up
he/she/it would conjure up
we would conjure up
you would conjure up
they would conjure up
Conditional continuous
I would be conjuring up
you would be conjuring up
he/she/it would be conjuring up
we would be conjuring up
you would be conjuring up
they would be conjuring up
Conditional perfect
I would have conjure up
you would have conjure up
he/she/it would have conjure up
we would have conjure up
you would have conjure up
they would have conjure up
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been conjuring up
you would have been conjuring up
he/she/it would have been conjuring up
we would have been conjuring up
you would have been conjuring up
they would have been conjuring up
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you conjure up
we let´s conjure up
you conjure up
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to conjure up
Past participle
conjured up
Present Participle
conjuring up
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONJURE UP

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WORDS THAT END LIKE CONJURE UP

be made up
come up
double up
give up
have up
lace up
live up
measure up
pile up
shake up
shape up
size up
spruce up
square up
sunny-side up
take up
tie up
tune up
use up
write up

Synonyms and antonyms of conjure up in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «conjure up» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONJURE UP

Find out the translation of conjure up to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of conjure up from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «conjure up» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

变出
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

conjurar
570 millions of speakers

English

conjure up
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जादू
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تستحضر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вызывают в воображении
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

conjurar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আপ conjure
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

évoquer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sembunyi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

heraufbeschwören
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

呪文で呼び出す
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

전엔
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyemangati
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gợi lên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிந்தியுங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अप विनवणी करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Canlandırmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

evocare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wyczarować
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

викликають в уяві
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

evoca
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πλάθω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

optower
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

trolla fram
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

trylle frem
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of conjure up

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONJURE UP»

The term «conjure up» is regularly used and occupies the 69.788 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONJURE UP» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «conjure up» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «conjure up» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about conjure up

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10 QUOTES WITH «CONJURE UP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word conjure up.
1
Diane Ackerman
Nothing is more memorable than a smell. One scent can be unexpected, momentary and fleeting, yet conjure up a childhood summer beside a lake in the mountains.
2
Ken Adam
A studio allows me more freedom. You can create your own sort of reality which is actually more exciting than shooting on location. You can conjure up a complete atmosphere of escapism for the public.
3
Alexander Alekhine
I have had to work long and hard to eradicate the dangerous delusion that, in a bad position, I could always, or nearly always, conjure up some unexpected combination to extricate me from my difficulties.
4
Eve Arnold
It's hard for me to assess what I brought because each time you pick up a camera and point it at a person, you're trying to define that person so to talk generally is difficult because I have to think of a given image in order to conjure up what we're talking about.
5
Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen
In my view, a philanthropist is anyone who gives anything - time, money, experience, skills or networks - in any amount, to create a better world. This is not how we once thought about philanthropy. The word used to conjure up something rather passive - sitting down and writing checks.
6
Rick Danko
Getting older, I realize I've had a very fortunate life. I've had a budget that's allowed me to do just about any silly little thing the mind could conjure up, and I'm still alive and here.
7
Pippa Middleton
As a child, I felt that Hallowe'en was a time when creatures of the night suddenly came to life - we would turn off all the lights in the house and let flickering candlelight conjure up scary shadows and create the effect of imaginary figures lurking in dark corners.
8
Oliver North
Today, only 2 percent of the people know the name of someone serving in uniform. That means 2 percent of your listeners can actually conjure up the image of someone wearing the uniform of the military of the United States.
9
Tony Scott
The real world has always been far more exciting and funny and dangerous to me than anything somebody could conjure up sitting in front of a computer.
10
Amy Tan
Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had this power.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONJURE UP»

Discover the use of conjure up in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to conjure up and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Dragons & Fantasy: Unleash your creative beast as you ...
With a wealth of fanciful drawings and in-depth instruction on re-creating extraordinary creatures in graphite, this book is ideal for anyone who is fascinated by the fantastic.
Kythera of Anevern, 2009
2
Be Careful Who You Conjure Up: An Erotic Paranormal Fantasy
Be Careful Who You Conjure Up, is a wry and often funny and erotic fantasy paranormal story about a man who is told to clean out the garbage from under his house.
Susan Hart, 2013
3
Shakespeare's Demonology: A Dictionary
Mercutio's innuendo is repeated about Princess Katherine in HV: 'conjure up the spirit of love in her', 'conjure in her' etc. (5.02.288, 292–3). The same idea of summoning blood and stiffening flesh, but in a nobler context relating to martial ...
Marion Gibson, Jo Ann Esra, 2014
4
The 7 Secrets to Peace of Mind: Your Peace Is Your Command!
It does this by reading your conscious thoughts and watching the mental images you conjure up. The work of your subconscious is to receive information, accept it , and then achieve what your conscious thought has transmitted to it. Do you ...
Tony Charles, 2012
5
A Study Guide for Right Practice of the Three Trainings
Water kasina (apo) attainment can result in the power to travel up and down through the ground, to create rain, or to conjure up a barrier to stop the flow of water in a river or sea. Fire kasina (tejo) attainment can give the abilities to spray smoke ...
Phra Thepyanmongkol, 2012
6
Fundamentals of United States Intellectual Property Law: ...
Rather, that court established a special place for parody in the fair use calculus, holding that ''a parody is entitled at least to 'conjure up' the original. Even more extensive use would still be fair use, provided the parody builds upon the original , ...
Sheldon W. Halpern, Craig Allen Nard, Kenneth L. Port, 2011
7
To My Annie Book 2: 100 Poems of Passion
Pismo Beach Center coast in a place where continent ends Ideal rediscovery, as lovers and friends Willing as students, love's lessons doth teach Romance remembered, conjure up Pismo Beach The mist of the air sets the stage for our touch ...
Wade Powers, 2010
8
Nanotechnology: Health and Environmental Risks, Second Edition
Some applications of the bicycle are for transportation, while others are for exercise, and for others, professional employment (messengers, racers). When someone says “bicycling,” it is easy to conjure up an image of what they are describing.
Jo Anne Shatkin, 2012
9
A Dictionnary of the English Language
... arms Drew after him the third part of heav'n's sons, _ Conjustd against the highest. sl/Jiltoss: ParaeIi/E Lost. 3. To influence by jmigick; to affect by enchantment; to charm. Whatblack magician conjure: up this fiend, To stop devoted charitable ...
Samuel Johnson, 1773
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Copyright Law Symposium
is required to "conjure up" the object of the parody.1" The fair use doctrine provides the defendant with permission to "conjure up" the original work, for without such permission it would be impossible to effectively satirize another work. Musical ...
American Society of Composers, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONJURE UP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term conjure up is used in the context of the following news items.
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Nibali unable to conjure up repeat result on Tour de France cobbles
No man, according to the Greek philosopher Heraclitus, steps in the same river twice, and what rang true 2,500 years ago in Ephesus also holds water for the ... «Cyclingnews.com, Jul 15»
2
Heightened imagination for smell may drive food cravings, weight gain
New research has found that compared with people of normal weight, obese people conjure up more vivid images of aromas. The ability to ... «Bend Bulletin, Jul 15»
3
White House wants to expand people's access to solar energy
Some organizations in over 20 states also promise to conjure up 260 solar projects in an effort to help low-income families. To make the ... «Engadget, Jul 15»
4
In obesity, heightened imagination for smell may drive food cravings …
New research has found that compared with people of normal weight, obese people conjure up more vivid images of aromas. The ability to ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
5
Tree houses: are wooden skyscrapers the future of tall buildings?
While the idea of timber towers may conjure up visions of multi-storey Swiss chalets, or high-rise log-cabins, these skyscrapers are not the ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
6
What do strawberries and cream have to do with tennis?
The very taste of strawberries doesn't just conjure up a green, pollen-filled English summer, but also the thwack of ball on racket. «The Independent, Jul 15»
7
Why I fell in love with maps
These maps could help me conjure up places I knew and give me a glimpse into places I wanted to know. They tied me over until the next time I ... «WCAI, Jul 15»
8
A Salute to Egg Rolls and Forever Friendships
I immediately conjure up images of Kow Kow dinners, when I reflect on growing up together. In high school, there was rarely a problem that ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
9
Here's why the crash in Chinese stocks matters so much to Australia
The recent falls will once again punch huge holes in his revenue forecasts and unless he can conjure up a substitute line from somewhere we ... «Business Insider Australia, Jul 15»
10
Indy athlete prevails over Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
His story is one that can conjure up hatred for the woman who chose to drink, who set him up for a life of struggle. But if not for that, Craig ... «Indianapolis Star, Jul 15»

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