Associations to the word «Apprehend»
Noun
- Alien
- Evil
- Imagination
- Vigilance
- Proclamation
- Narcotic
- Punishment
- Mohamed
- Geneva
- Potts
- Interrogation
- Truth
- Deportation
- Subtlety
- Perception
- Spy
- Alarm
- Rowley
- Authority
- Contrary
- Consciousness
- Kidnapping
- Writ
- Imprisonment
- Militant
- Terror
- Treachery
- Patrol
- Supposing
- Person
- Pursuit
- Confinement
- Reality
- Henchman
- Sentencing
- Indictment
- Countenance
- Wickedness
- Object
- Circumstance
- Execution
- Understanding
- Insurgent
- Agent
- Goodness
- Sense
- Importation
- Presidency
- Scarcity
- Contemplation
- Indignation
- Thunderbolt
- Outlaw
Adjective
Adverb
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
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