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ap·pre·hend
 apprehend
- pronunciation:
- ae
prih
hend
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verb |
| inflections: |
apprehended, apprehending, apprehends |
| definition 1: |
to catch and place under arrest.
The police apprehended the thief.- synonyms:
- arrest, bust, collar, nab
- similar words:
- capture, detain, haul, nail, pinch, seize
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| definition 2: |
to understand the meaning of.
Do you apprehend what is happening to you?- synonyms:
- grasp, sense
- similar words:
- catch, comprehend, fathom, feel, perceive, read, recognize, see, understand
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| related words: |
dread, know, realize, sense |
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