Dictionary
apprehend
Meaning
- To be or become aware of (something); to perceive.
- To acknowledge the existence of (something); to recognize.
- To take hold of (something) with understanding; to conceive (something) in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand.
- To have a conception of (something); to consider, to regard.
- To anticipate (something, usually unpleasant); especially, to anticipate (something) with anxiety, dread, or fear; to dread, to fear.
- To seize or take (something); to take hold of.
- To seize or take (a person) by legal process; to arrest.
- (obsolete) To feel (something) emotionally.
- (obsolete) To learn (something).
- (obsolete) To take possession of (something); to seize.
- To be of opinion, believe, or think; to suppose.
- To understand.
- To be apprehensive; to fear.
Hyphenated as
ap‧pre‧hend
Pronounced as (IPA)
/æpɹiˈhɛnd/
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