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apprehend

ap·pre·hend
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ap-ri-hend]
    • /ˌæp rɪˈhɛnd/
    • /ˌæp.rɪˈhend/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ap-ri-hend]
    • /ˌæp rɪˈhɛnd/

Definitions of apprehend word

  • verb apprehend If the police apprehend someone, they catch them and arrest them. 3
  • verb apprehend If you apprehend something, you understand it fully. 3
  • verb apprehend to arrest and escort into custody; seize 3
  • verb apprehend to perceive or grasp mentally; understand 3
  • verb apprehend to await with fear or anxiety; dread 3
  • verb transitive apprehend to take into custody; capture or arrest 3
See all 24 definitions of apprehend

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Origin of apprehend

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English apprehenden < Latin apprehendere to grasp, equivalent to ap- ap-1 + prehendere to seize (pre- pre- + -hendere to grasp)

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Parts of speech for Apprehend

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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apprehend popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for apprehend

verb apprehend

  • capture — If you capture someone or something, you catch them, especially in a war.
  • bust — a raid, search, or arrest by the police
  • seize — to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp: to seize a weapon.
  • nab — to arrest or capture.
  • cop — A cop is a policeman or policewoman.
All 39 Synonyms of apprehend

Antonyms for apprehend

verb apprehend

  • liberate — to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
  • release — to lease again.
  • misunderstand — to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
  • free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
  • let go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
All 15 Antonyms of apprehend

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Related words

  • read

    to look at carefully so as to understand the meaning of (something written, printed, etc.): to read a book; to read music.

  • catch

    If you catch a person or animal, you capture them after chasing them, or by using a trap, net, or other device.

  • apprehensible

    capable of being comprehended or grasped mentally

  • apprise

    When you are apprised of something, someone tells you about it.

  • comprehend

    If you cannot comprehend something, you cannot understand it.

  • know

    to perceive or understand as fact or truth; to apprehend clearly and with certainty: I know the situation fully.
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