apprehending

(transitive) To be or become aware of (something); to perceive.
(transitive) To acknowledge the existence of (something); to recognize.
(transitive) To take hold of (something) with understanding; to conceive (something) in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand.
(transitive) To have a conception of (something); to consider, to regard.
(transitive) To anticipate (something, usually unpleasant); especially, to anticipate (something) with anxiety, dread, or fear; to dread, to fear.
(also, archaic, figuratively, obsolete, transitive) To seize or take (something); to take hold of.
(transitive) To seize or take (a person) by legal process; to arrest.
(obsolete, transitive) To feel (something) emotionally.
(obsolete, transitive) To learn (something).
(also, figuratively, obsolete, transitive) To take possession of (something); to seize.
(intransitive, transitive) To be of opinion, believe, or think; to suppose.
(intransitive, transitive) To understand.
(intransitive, transitive) To be apprehensive; to fear.