(1):
(n.) Idea; purpose; design.
(2):
(n.) The formation in the mind of an image, idea, or notion, apprehension.
(3):
(n.) The act of conceiving in the womb; the initiation of an embryonic animal life.
(4):
(n.) Conceit; affected sentiment or thought.
(5):
(n.) The power or faculty of apprehending of forming an idea in the mind; the power of recalling a past sensation or perception.
(6):
(n.) The image, idea, or notion of any action or thing which is formed in the mind; a concept; a notion; a universal; the product of a rational belief or judgment. See Concept.
(7):
(n.) The state of being conceived; beginning.