apprehend

Verb

Meaning

To take or seize; to take hold of.

Hence: To take or seize (a person) by legal process; to arrest; as, to apprehend a criminal.

To take hold of with the understanding, that is, to conceive in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand; to recognize; to consider.

To know or learn with certainty.

To anticipate; esp., to anticipate with anxiety, dread, or fear; to fear.

To think, believe, or be of opinion; to understand; to suppose.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

arrest comprehend nab compass understand capture fear seize pick up grasp collar dig nail conceive detain
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Antonyms

miss sac free available release err
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Hypernyms

understand seize clutch anticipate prehend look for

Hyponyms

intuit twig figure digest tumble get it

Related terms

apprehension apprehensive apprehensively apprise apprehensible apprehensibility

Phrases with the word

to apprehend fail to apprehend

Derivatives

apprehended apprehending

Examples

Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter? Source: Internet

the police nabbed the suspected criminals Source: Internet

All that aside, I’m glad someone thought to notify the citizens, and that law enforcement were quick to apprehend. Source: Internet

After Batman and Robin left to apprehend Freeze, Ivy blew Robin a kiss, making him fall in love with her. Source: Internet

As he attempted to apprehend one suspect, his feet became entangled in a rope trailing behind a getaway car which led to him being dragged to his death. Source: Internet

Appeal law enforcement agencies to take stiff action to apprehend the culprits and wish the injured students speedy recovery,” he tweeted. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

appreciatory to apprecihate appreesh apprehendable apprehended apprehended person