Definitions
come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
Word origin
From Middle English contreve (“to invent”), from Old French controver (Modern French controuver), from trover (“to find”) (French trouver).
Used in a sentence
“[…]I cannot bear the idea of two young women traveling post by themselves. It is highly improper. You must contrive to send somebody.”
“Neither do thou imagine that I shall contrive aught against his life.”
“With a little manœuvring they contrived to meet on the doorstep which was […] in a boiling stream of passers-by, hurrying business people speeding past in a flurry of fumes and dust in the bright haze.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Devise cleverly”8 letters
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