1 verb make (sth) happen TRANSITIVEit should be possible to contrive a meeting with herba cheart go bhféadfaí bualadh léi ar bhealach éigin, ba cheart go bhféadfaí cruinniú a eagrú léi ar dhóigh éigin2 verb manage to INTRANSITIVEthey contrived to look happyd'éirigh leo cuma shásta a chur orthu féin3 verb concoct TRANSITIVEceap verb c m ucuir le chéile c m uthey've contrived a voting mechanismtá meicníocht vótála curtha le chéile acu