apprehend
IPA: æprɪhˈɛnd
verb
- (transitive)
- To be or become aware of (something); to perceive.
- To acknowledge the existence of (something); to recognize.
- To take hold of (something) with understanding; to conceive (something) in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand.
- To have a conception of (something); to consider, to regard.
- To anticipate (something, usually unpleasant); especially, to anticipate (something) with anxiety, dread, or fear; to dread, to fear.
- (archaic or obsolete, also figuratively) To seize or take (something); to take hold of.
- (law enforcement) To seize or take (a person) by legal process; to arrest.
- (obsolete)
- To feel (something) emotionally.
- To learn (something).
- (also figuratively) To take possession of (something); to seize.
- (intransitive)
- To be of opinion, believe, or think; to suppose.
- To understand.
- To be apprehensive; to fear.
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Examples of "apprehend" in Sentences
- To apprehend is to arrest.
- The goal is to apprehend the soldier.
- The policemen apprehended the criminal.
- The goal of the game is to apprehend the rogue.
- They did not mean to apprehend the man for his faults.
- They did not have a choice but to apprehend the prisoner.
- Depending on the field, the problem is variously apprehended.
- In the following morning, the dukes' retinue was also apprehended.
- He was apprehended by the police and confessed to being a deserter.
- The Inspector and the other officers break in, and apprehend the thieves.
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