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What does apprehend mean?

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Verb
  1. (transitive, archaic) To take or seize; to take hold of.
  2. (transitive) To take or seize (a person) by legal process; to arrest.
  3. (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. (transitive) To anticipate; especially, to anticipate with anxiety, dread, or fear; to fear.
  5. (intransitive) To think, believe, or be of opinion; to understand; to suppose.
  6. (intransitive) To be apprehensive; to fear.
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