Associations to the word «Apprehend»
Noun
- Suspect
- Culprit
- Criminal
- Fugitive
- Perpetrator
- Offender
- Deserter
- Danger
- Apprehension
- Intellect
- Assailant
- Inconvenience
- Accomplice
- Mischief
- Felony
- Smuggler
- Terrorist
- Murderer
- Warrant
- Detention
- Posse
- Burglar
- Robber
- Robbery
- Captive
- Intuition
- Custody
- Conspirator
- Constable
- Burglary
- Perceiving
- Batman
- Thief
- Police
- Bounty
- Bail
- Justification
- Arrest
- Fbi
- Killer
- Appetite
- Offence
- Magistrate
- Negation
- Gotham
- Detective
- Villain
- Universal
- Cognition
- Gunman
- Emancipation
- Enforcement
- Calamity
- Wherefore
- Captor
- Reward
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
APPREHEND, verb. (transitive) (archaic) To take or seize; to take hold of.
APPREHEND, verb. (transitive) To take or seize (a person) by legal process; to arrest.
APPREHEND, verb. (transitive) To take hold of with the understanding, that is, to conceive in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand; to recognize; to consider.
APPREHEND, verb. (transitive) To anticipate; especially, to anticipate with anxiety, dread, or fear; to fear.
APPREHEND, verb. (intransitive) To think, believe, or be of opinion; to understand; to suppose.
APPREHEND, verb. (intransitive) To be apprehensive; to fear.
Dictionary definition
APPREHEND, verb. Get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?".
APPREHEND, verb. Take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals".
APPREHEND, verb. Anticipate with dread or anxiety.
Wise words
Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues,
and can moderate their desires more than their words.