conceive
//kənˈsiːv//
Verb
conceiveInfinitive
conceivePresent tense
conceivedPast tense
conceivedPast participle
conceivingPresent participle
conceivesThird-person singular
1
To form or devise a plan or idea in the mind; to imagine or think of something.
She conceived a brilliant plan to solve the problem.
2
To become pregnant with a child.
They conceived their first child after two years of marriage.
3
To understand or grasp something mentally.
I cannot conceive how this machine works.