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
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.