ap|pre|hend

ap|pre|hend
ap|pre|hend «AP rih HEHND», transitive verb.
1. to arrest; seize: »

The thief was apprehended and put in jail.

SYNONYM(S): capture.
2. to look forward to with fear; expect anxiously; dread: »

A guilty man apprehends danger in every sound. I apprehend no worsening of the situation.

 SYNONYM(S): forebode.
3. to become or be conscious of; notice or perceive.
4. to grasp with the mind; understand: »

I apprehended his meaning more from his gestures than from the queer sounds he made.

SYNONYM(S): comprehend.
5. to regard; view: »

These are the rights and wrongs of the case, as I apprehend them.

6. Obsolete. to lay hold of with the hands; grasp.
–v.i.
1. to be apprehensive; fear: »

I apprehended the consequences with dread.

2. to grasp ideas; understand.
╂[< Latin apprehendere < ad- upon + prehendere seize]
–ap´pre|hend´er, noun.
Usage See reprehend for usage note.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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