apprehend
verbTo understand or perceive something; also to take someone into custody.
Understand
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Clear all filtersTo understand or perceive something; also to take someone into custody.
Understand
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To absorb new information or incorporate something into a larger whole.
To grasp the meaning, nature, or significance of something.
Impartial because one has no personal stake in the outcome.
To include or surround within a larger whole.
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