apprehend

  1. Verb.  (transitive, archaic) To take or seize; to take hold of.
  2. Verb.  Hence: (transitive) To take or seize (a person) by legal process; to arrest; as, to apprehend a criminal.
  3. Verb.  (transitive) To take hold of with the understanding, that is, to conceive in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand; to recognize; to consider.
  4. Verb.  (transitive) To anticipate; esp., to anticipate with anxiety, dread, or fear; to fear.
  5. Verb.  (intransitive) To think, believe, or be of opinion; to understand; to suppose.
  6. Verb.  (intransitive) To be apprehensive; to fear.

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