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1. (v.t.) apprehend
to take into custody; arrest by legal warrant or authority:
The police apprehended the burglars.
2. apprehend
to grasp the meaning of; understand, esp. intuitively; perceive.
3. apprehend
to expect with anxiety, suspicion, or fear; anticipate:
apprehending violence.
4. (v.i.) apprehend
to understand:
To apprehend was to forgive.
5. apprehend
to be apprehensive, suspicious, or fearful; fear.
Etymology: (1350–1400; < L apprehendere to grasp =ap-1+prehendere to seize)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend
get the meaning of something
"Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
2. (verb) collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop
take into custody
"the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
3. (verb) apprehend, quail at
anticipate with dread or anxiety
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| Definition of 'apprehend' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) apprehend
to take or seize; to take hold of
2. (verb) apprehend
hence: To take or seize (a person) by legal process; to arrest; as, to apprehend a criminal
3. (verb) apprehend
to take hold of with the understanding, that is, to conceive in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand; to recognize; to consider
4. (verb) apprehend
to know or learn with certainty
5. (verb) apprehend
to anticipate; esp., to anticipate with anxiety, dread, or fear; to fear
6. (verb) apprehend
to think, believe, or be of opinion; to understand; to suppose
7. (verb) apprehend
to be apprehensive; to fear
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Sense: to arrest
The police apprehended the thief.
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 Afrikaans: vang, aankeer |
 Arabic: يَعْتَقِل، يُلْقي القَبْض |
 Bulgarian: задържам |
 Brazilian: prender |
 Czech: zatknout |
 German: festnehmen |
 Danish: anholde; arrestere; pågri |
 Greek: συλλαμβάνω |
 Spanish: detener |
 Estonian: vahistama |
 Farsi: دستگیر کردن |
 Finnish: pidättää |
 French: appréhender |
 Hebrew: לַעֲצוֹר |
 Hindi: गिरफ्तार करना |
 Croatian: uhititi |
 Hungarian: letartóztat |
 Indonesian: menahan, menawan |
 Icelandic: taka til fanga |
 Italian: arrestare |
 Japanese: 逮捕する |
 Korean: 체포하다 |
 Lithuanian: sulaikyti, areštuoti |
 Latvian: aizturēt; arestēt |
 Malay: memberkas |
 Dutch: aanhouden |
 Norwegian: pågripe |
 Polish: aresztować |
 Persian: دستگیر کردن |
 Pashto: نیول ، خپریدل |
 Portuguese: prender |
 Romanian: a aresta |
 Russian: арестовывать |
 Slovak: zatknúť |
 Slovenian: zgrabiti, prijeti |
 Serbian: uhapsiti |
 Swedish: gripa |
 Thai: จับกุม |
 Turkish: tutuklamak |
 Taiwanese: 逮捕 |
 Ukrainian: затримувати, заарештовува |
 Urdu: گرفتار کرنا |
 Vietnamese: bắt giữ |
 Chinese: 逮捕 |
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