noun

1. The physical act of seizing or taking hold of (something); seizing.

2. The act of seizing or taking by legal process; arrest.

3. Perception; the act of understanding using one's intellect without affirming, denying, or passing any judgment

4. Opinion; conception; sentiment; idea.

5. The faculty by which ideas are conceived or by which perceptions are grasped; understanding.

6. Anticipation, mostly of things unfavorable; dread or fear at the prospect of some future ill.