Associations to the word «Apprehend»
Noun
- Uneasiness
- Misfortune
- Benevolence
- Bandit
- Felicity
- Disposition
- Consequence
- Reasoning
- Rogue
- Pretension
- Detecting
- Jail
- Essence
- Crime
- Convict
- Assassin
- Prudence
- Negroes
- Vagabond
- Insurrection
- Sheriff
- Escape
- Theft
- Precaution
- Suspicion
- Treason
- Conceit
- Quixote
- Swat
- Waverley
- Relish
- Utterance
- Policeman
- Majesty
- Whereabouts
- Prosecution
- Stealing
- Precedent
- Pretence
- Gestapo
- Osborn
- Prison
- Resentment
- Gang
- Joker
- Reason
- Murder
- Hereafter
- Continuance
- Recourse
- Inclination
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.
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