Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for concept. Search instead for schulkonzept.
Definitions
Trivia Time
Which phrase refers to a concept that exists only in theory?

concept

[kon-sept] / ˈkɒn sɛpt /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

In 2011 he left big projects behind to found Flex Marine Power and focus on his turbine concept.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

She might immediately express enthusiasm for a concept from a client that still requires further research, for instance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

I started becoming really intrigued by the concept of liminal space.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Dr. Isaac Nape, from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, offered a simple way to understand the concept.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

The atomists embraced the concept of the infinite vacuum—infinity and zero wrapped into one.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

By later adulthood, however, people have already developed extensive stores of memories, concepts, and experiences.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

Most importantly, he’s an excellent communicator who can boil down complex policy ideas into easily digestible concepts without dumbing them down.

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026

Mr. Eastham is best known as an art critic, and “The Floating World” is threaded with dazzling disquisitions on individual works and concepts, the enduring relationship between art and money, the timelessness of human creation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

“You’ve got the native language as a scaffold for these young kids who are just beginning to acquire complex concepts, who are just beginning to understand the world around them,” Pompa said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

What is new is the transfer of concepts from one discipline to another.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton


Vocabulary lists containing concept

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training