Uk English Meaning of apprehend

apprehend

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Definitions and Meaning of apprehend in English

Wordnet

apprehend (v)

get the meaning of something

take into custody

anticipate with dread or anxiety

Webster

apprehend (v. t.)

To take or seize; to take hold of.

Hence: To take or seize (a person) by legal process; to arrest; as, to apprehend a criminal.

To take hold of with the understanding, that is, to conceive in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand; to recognize; to consider.

To know or learn with certainty.

To anticipate; esp., to anticipate with anxiety, dread, or fear; to fear.

Webster

apprehend (v. i.)

To think, believe, or be of opinion; to understand; to suppose.

To be apprehensive; to fear.

FAQs About the word apprehend

apprehend

get the meaning of something, take into custody, anticipate with dread or anxietyTo take or seize; to take hold of., Hence: To take or seize (a person) by legal

appreciate,understand,decipher,discern,Grasp,know,recognise,see,understand,assimilate

miss,misinterpret,Misinterpret,misread,mistake,misunderstand,misunderstand,misconceive,misperceive

appreciatory => appreciative, appreciator => appreciator, appreciativeness => appreciation, appreciatively => appreciatively, appreciative => appreciative,