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apprehend

Pronunciation: /ˌæpɹɪˈhɛnd/

The English word “apprehend” has 13 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To be or become aware of (something); to perceive.
  2. To acknowledge the existence of (something); to recognize.
  3. To take hold of (something) with understanding; to conceive (something) in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand.
  4. To have a conception of (something); to consider, to regard.
  5. To anticipate (something, usually unpleasant); especially, to anticipate (something) with anxiety, dread, or fear; to dread, to fear.
  6. To seize or take (something); to take hold of.
  7. To seize or take (a person) by legal process; to arrest.
  8. To feel (something) emotionally.
  9. To learn (something).
  10. To take possession of (something); to seize.
  11. To be of opinion, believe, or think; to suppose.
  12. To understand.
  13. To be apprehensive; to fear.

Etymology

From Late Middle English apprehenden (“to grasp, take hold of; to comprehend; to learn”), from Old French apprehender (modern French appréhender (“to apprehend; to catch; to dread”)), from Latin apprehendere, adprehendere, the present active infinitive of apprehendō, adprehendō (“to grab, grasp, seize, take; to apprehend, arrest; to comprehend, understand; to embrace, include; to take possession…

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