APPREHEND
Dictionary entry overview: What does apprehend mean?
• APPREHEND (verb)
The verb APPREHEND has 3 senses:
1. get the meaning of something
2. take into custody
3. anticipate with dread or anxiety
Familiarity information: APPREHEND used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• APPREHEND (verb)
Meaning:
Get the meaning of something
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
apprehend; savvy; grok; get the picture; comprehend; grasp; compass; dig
Context example:
Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?
Hypernyms (to "apprehend" is one way to...):
understand (know and comprehend the nature or meaning of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "apprehend"):
figure (understand)
catch on; cotton on; get it; get onto; get wise; latch on; tumble; twig (understand, usually after some initial difficulty)
intuit (know or grasp by intuition or feeling)
digest (arrange and integrate in the mind)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Meaning:
Take into custody
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
arrest; collar; nail; nab; cop; apprehend; pick up
Context example:
the police nabbed the suspected criminals
Hypernyms (to "apprehend" is one way to...):
clutch; prehend; seize (take hold of; grab)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Anticipate with dread or anxiety
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
quail at; apprehend
Hypernyms (to "apprehend" is one way to...):
anticipate; look for; look to (be excited or anxious about)
"Apprehend" entails doing...:
dread; fear (be afraid or scared of; be frightened of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
