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• v  conceive beforehand
  a preconceived notion
• a  (of an idea or opinion) formed beforehand; especially without evidence or through prejudice
  certain preconceived notions

• Michael O'Neill, a New York City marketing manager, had no preconceived notions about Edward but experienced what he is convinced was a "hot reading"--a variation on the cold .
• Someone who didn't have a preconceived notion of what to do with us but who knew exactly what to do with us.
• With preconceived notions about the outcome of an experiment, they generate reams of data from tests that are not rigidly controlled and then sift through the data to find .

• preconceive

News & Articles

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• Graduates urged to be 'everyday heroes'
  MARBLEHEAD -- Valedictorian Kathleen Reilly yesterday encouraged her fellow Marblehead High School graduates to be themselves and forge their own paths as they move on from the school. "If we allow other people's preconceived notions of us to limit o
  June 10, 2013 - The Salem News
• Bill Ford Jr. on Lions: Positive but realistic
  You hear what you want to hear; we are all guilty of that from time to time. But as reporters, journalists, we're trained to avoid preconceived notions, trained not to bend what you hear to fit those same notions.
  June 7, 2013 - Detroit News

Quotes

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• Miley Cyrus in Philadelphia Inquirer
  Miley says her love, Liam Hemsworth, 19, has found her true self: "He really respects me for who I am because coming from Australia, he really didn't know me as the celebrity I am here. . . . He had no preconceived notion of who I was supposed to...
• David Gallop in Coffs Coast Independent
  We have been very clear about which comments will attract a fine, and to accuse referees of having a preconceived idea of how a match should go is a direct attack on a referee's integrity and a clear breach of those rules,Gallop said....
• Pope Benedict XVI in Belleville News-Democrat
  Benedict said people should strive to "overcome preconceived ideas and prejudices, tear down barriers and eliminate contrasts that divide - or worse - set individuals and peoples against each other, so as to build together a world of justice and...