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All apprehend synonyms

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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.
  • catch — If you catch a person or animal, you capture them after chasing them, or by using a trap, net, or other device.
  • believe — If you believe that something is true, you think that it is true, but you are not sure.
  • nab — to arrest or capture.
  • cop — A cop is a policeman or policewoman.
  • nail — a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
  • bag — A bag is a container made of thin paper or plastic, for example one that is used in shops to put things in that a customer has bought.
  • grab — to seize suddenly or quickly; snatch; clutch: He grabbed me by the collar.
  • collar — The collar of a shirt or coat is the part which fits round the neck and is usually folded over.
  • realize — to grasp or understand clearly.
  • get — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
  • read — to look at carefully so as to understand the meaning of (something written, printed, etc.): to read a book; to read music.
  • absorb — If something absorbs a liquid, gas, or other substance, it soaks it up or takes it in.
  • conceive — If you cannot conceive of something, you cannot imagine it or believe it.
  • imagine — to form a mental image of (something not actually present to the senses).
  • appreciate — If you appreciate something, for example a piece of music or good food, you like it because you recognize its good qualities.
  • fathom — a unit of length equal to six feet (1.8 meters): used chiefly in nautical measurements. Abbreviation: fath.
  • perceive — to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses: I perceived an object looming through the mist.
  • comprehend — If you cannot comprehend something, you cannot understand it.
  • recognize — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
  • accept — If you accept something that you have been offered, you say yes to it or agree to take it.
  • have — Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
  • sense — any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body: My sense of smell tells me that dinner is ready.
  • grasp — to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms.
  • think — to seem or appear (usually used impersonally with a dative as the subject).
  • digest — to convert (food) in the alimentary canal into absorbable form for assimilation into the system.
  • know — to perceive or understand as fact or truth; to apprehend clearly and with certainty: I know the situation fully.
  • arrest — If the police arrest you, they take charge of you and take you to a police station, because they believe you may have committed a crime.
  • detain — When people such as the police detain someone, they keep them in a place under their control.
  • pick up — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
  • stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
  • understand — to perceive the meaning of; grasp the idea of; comprehend: to understand Spanish; I didn't understand your question.
  • realise — to grasp or understand clearly.
  • recognise — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
  • run in — an act or instance, or a period of running: a five-minute run before breakfast.
  • take in — the act of taking.
  • get the picture — understand
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