Definitions for apprehend
ˌæp rɪˈhɛndap·pre·hend

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehendverb

   get the meaning of something

   "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"

2. collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, copverb

   take into custody

   "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"

3. apprehend, quail atverb

   anticipate with dread or anxiety

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.7 / 3 votes

1. apprehendverb

   To take or seize; to take hold of.

2. apprehendverb

   To take or seize (a person) by legal process; to arrest.

   to apprehend a criminal.

3. apprehendverb

   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. apprehendverb

   To anticipate; esp., to anticipate with anxiety, dread, or fear; to fear.

5. apprehendverb

   To think, believe, or be of opinion; to understand; to suppose.

6. apprehendverb

   To be apprehensive; to fear.

7. Etymology: From apprehender (French: appréhender), from apprehendere.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. To APPREHENDverb

   Etymology: apprehendo, Lat. to take hold of.

   1. To lay hold on.

   There is nothing but hath a double handle, or at least we have two hands to apprehend it. Jeremy Taylor, Rule of living holy.

   2. To seize in order for trial or punishment.

   The governour kept the city with a garrison, desirous to apprehend me. 2 Cor. xi. 32.

   It was the rabble, of which no body was named; and, which is more strange, not one apprehended. Edward Hyde.

   3. To conceive by the mind.

   The good which is gotten by doing, causeth not action; unless, apprehending it as good, we like and desire it. Richard Hooker.

   Yet this I apprehend not, why to those
   Among whom God will deign to dwell on earth,
   So many, and so various laws are giv’n. John Milton, Par. Lost.

   The First Being is invisible and incorruptible, and can only be apprehended by our minds. Edward Stillingfleet.

   4. To think on with terrour; to fear.

   From my grandfather’s death I had reason to apprehend the stone; and, from my father’s life, the gout. William Temple.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. apprehend

   Apprehend is a verb that generally refers to three main actions. 1. To understand or perceive: In this context, it means to grasp an idea or comprehend a concept. For example, "She finally apprehended the complex physics equation." 2. To arrest or seize: Here, it pertains to the action of law enforcement authorities who catch and arrest a person suspected of a crime. For example, "The police apprehended the suspect at his home." 3. To anticipate with anxiety or fear: In this case, it means to expect something negative with a sense of trepidation. For example, "He apprehended the worst after hearing the news."

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Apprehendverb

   to take or seize; to take hold of

2. Apprehendverb

   hence: To take or seize (a person) by legal process; to arrest; as, to apprehend a criminal

3. Apprehendverb

   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. Apprehendverb

   to know or learn with certainty

5. Apprehendverb

   to anticipate; esp., to anticipate with anxiety, dread, or fear; to fear

6. Apprehendverb

   to think, believe, or be of opinion; to understand; to suppose

7. Apprehendverb

   to be apprehensive; to fear

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Apprehend

   ap-pre-hend′, v.t. to lay hold of: to seize by authority: to be conscious of by means of the senses: to lay hold of by the intellect: to catch the meaning of: to consider or hold a thing as such: to fear.—n. Apprehensibil′ity.—adj. Apprehens′ible.—n. Apprehen′sion, act of apprehending or seizing: arrest: (arch.) conscious perception: conception: ability to understand: fear: (obs.) sensitiveness, sensibility to.—adj. Apprehens′ive, pertaining to the laying hold of sensuous and mental impressions: intelligent, clever: having an apprehension or notion of: fearful: anticipative of something adverse.—n. Apprehens′iveness. [L. apprehendĕre—ad, to, prehendĕre, -hensum, to lay hold of.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. apprehend

   In a military sense, implies the seizing or confining of any person; as, to apprehend a deserter, etc.

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How to pronounce apprehend?

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How to say apprehend in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of apprehend in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of apprehend in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of apprehend in a Sentence

1. Charles Babbage:

   On two occasions I have been asked, – "Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?" In one case a member of the Upper, and in the other a member of the Lower, House put this question. I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question.

2. Columbus Police:

   They were able to apprehend the suspect in the downtown area.

3. Steve Cohen:

   They were not there to serve and protect, or even to apprehend ; they were there to punish and dominate.

4. Farooq Kperogi:

   Sadly, this sort of consequence-free murder of people in the name of avenging' blasphemy' has been going on for far too long in the North. This must stop ! the monsters in that video are easily identifiable. The Sokoto State government must immediately apprehend them and make an example of them. If The Sokoto State government doesn't happen, this kind of murderous barbarism will continue.

5. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:

   Israel takes a strong line against terrorism regardless of who the perpetrators are. I have ordered the security forces to use all means at their disposal to apprehend the murderers and bring them to justice.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=apprehend
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Apprehend
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=apprehend
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apprehend
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=apprehend
7. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=apprehend