apprehending

Etymology

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of apprehend

noun

  1. An act by which something is apprehended.
    Sensations then, are not perceivings, observings or findings; they are not detectings, scannings or inspectings; they are not apprehendings, cognisings, intuitings or knowings. 2009, Gilbert Ryle, The Concept of Mind: 60th Anniversary Edition, page 194

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