noun

• (rare) The physical act of seizing or taking hold of (something); seizing.
• (law) The act of seizing or taking by legal process; arrest.
• Perception; the act of understanding using one's intellect without affirming, denying, or passing any judgment
• Opinion; conception; sentiment; idea.
• The faculty by which ideas are conceived or by which perceptions are grasped; understanding.
• Anticipation, especially of unfavorable things such as dread or fear or the prospect of something unpleasant in the future.