Contrive | Mean of contrive in English Dictionary

/kənˈtraɪv/

• Verb
• to form or think of (a plan, method, etc.)
1. The prisoners contrived a way to escape.
• to form or make (something) in a skillful or clever way
1. Native Americans contrived [=designed] weapons out of stone, wood, and bone.
• to make (something) happen in a clever way or with difficulty
1. He contrived a meeting with the president.
2. She contrived [=managed] to make it to the airport in time.