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ap·pre·hend
 apprehend
- pronunciation:
- ae
prih
hend
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
apprehended, apprehending, apprehends |
| definition 1: |
to catch and place under arrest.
The police apprehended the suspects.- synonyms:
- arrest, bust, collar, nab
- similar words:
- capture, detain, haul, nail, pinch, seize
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| definition 2: |
to understand the meaning of, esp. immediately or without logical thought.
In an instant, she apprehended the situation and what it would mean for her future.- synonyms:
- grasp, intuit, sense
- antonyms:
- misapprehend
- similar words:
- catch, comprehend, divine, fathom, feel, perceive, read, recognize, savvy, see, seize, understand
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| definition 3: |
to be anxious or fearful about (a future event).
- synonyms:
- dread, fear
- similar words:
- anticipate, forebode
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| related words: |
capture, dread, know, realize, sense |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to understand.
- synonyms:
- intuit, see, understand
- similar words:
- know, read
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| related words: |
divine |
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