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apprehend::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | quail at |
| Type of | anticipate, look to, look for |
| Derivation | apprehender, apprehension, apprehensive |
apprehend::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | compass, comprehend, dig, get the picture, grasp, grok, savvy |
| Type of | understand |
| Has types | catch on, figure, get it, get onto, get wise, intuit, latch on, cotton on, tumble, twig, digest |
| Derivation | apprehender, apprehensible, apprehension, apprehensive |
Examples of apprehend
apprehend
Even with extra effort, car break-in bandits are especially tricky to apprehend.
From the stltoday.com
They are then sent on a mission to apprehend Mario Bosh, a retired Mafia leader.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Officers used websites such as Craigslist to identify and apprehend the suspects.
From the desmoinesregister.com
He fails to apprehend how the pursuit of his first imperative stymies the second.
From the theatlantic.com
Congo failed to apprehend him for years, and the United States is not a member.
From the nzherald.co.nz
I'm only beginning to apprehend a slight understanding of the essential elements.
From the marcandangel.com
Agents appear and attempt to apprehend Trinity in a shoot-out with her and Ash.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The review of Woollacott fails to apprehend this major limitation of the book.
From the guardian.co.uk
I realized how much of the way we apprehend other people was that kind of summary.
From the theatlantic.com
- Grok: get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
- Collar: take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
- Anticipate with dread or anxiety
- (apprehended) appreciated: fully understood or grasped; "dangers not yet appreciated"; "these apprehended truths"; "a thing comprehended is a thing known as fully as it can be known"
- (apprehension) fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension"
- (apprehension) understanding: the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"
- (apprehension) the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
- (Apprehension (fear)) Fear is an emotional response to a perceived threat. It is a basic survival mechanism occurring in response to a specific stimulus, such as pain or the threat of danger. Some psychologists such as John B. ...
- (Apprehension (understanding)) In psychology, apprehension (Lat. ad, "to"; prehendere, "to seize") is a term applied to a model of consciousness in which nothing is affirmed or denied of the object in question, but the mind is merely aware of ("seizes") it.
