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- pronunciation:
- ae
prih
hend
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
apprehends, apprehending, apprehended |
| 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 and without conscious thought processing.
In an instant, she apprehended the situation and what it would mean for her future.He suddenly apprehended that he was being framed for a crime he hadn't committed.- 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).
He apprehended these changes and wished he could prevent them.- 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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