to take or seize; to take hold of.-hence: to take or seize (a person) by legal process; to arrest; as, to apprehend a criminal.-to take hold of with the understanding, that is, to conceive in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand; to recognize; to consider.-to know or learn with certainty.-to anticipate; esp., to anticipate with anxiety, dread, or fear; to fear.-to think, believe, or be of opinion; to understand; to suppose.-to be apprehensive; to fear.