conspire
Translation
to conspire, to plot
Examples
They conspired to overthrow the government.
They conspired to overthrow the government.
The elements seemed to conspire against us.
The elements seemed to conspire against us.
Grammar Patterns
((to-inf)) to secretly plan with others to do sth illegal They conspired to overthrow the government.
((with sb.)) to plan with sb He conspired with his brother.
((against sb./sth.)) to plan against sb/sth They conspired against the new manager.
Similar Words
Synonyms: plot, scheme, collude
Etymology
From Latin 'con-' (together) + 'spirare' (to breathe), meaning 'to breathe together'.
Memory Tips
This is the verb form of 'conspiracy'. If you know the noun, the verb is easy to remember.