ap·pre·hend ( p r -h nd )v. ap·pre·hend·ed, ap·pre·hend·ing, ap·pre·hends v.tr. 1. To take into custody; arrest: apprehended the murderer. 2. To grasp mentally; understand: a candidate who apprehends the significance of geopolitical issues. 3. To become conscious of, as through the emotions or senses; perceive. v.intr. To understand something. [Middle English apprehenden, from Old French apprehender, from Latin apprehendere, to seize : ad-, ad- + prehendere, to grasp; see ghend- in Indo-European roots.] ap pre·hender n.Synonyms: apprehend, comprehend, understand, grasp These verbs denote perception of the nature and significance of something. Apprehend denotes both mental and intuitive awareness: "Intelligence is quickness to apprehend" (Alfred North Whitehead). Both comprehend and understand stress complete realization and knowledge: "To comprehend is to know a thing as well as that thing can be known" (John Donne). "No one who has not had the responsibility can really understand what it is like to be President" (Harry S. Truman). To grasp is to seize an idea firmly: "We have grasped the mystery of the atom and rejected the Sermon on the Mount" (Omar N. Bradley). |
apprehend [ˌæprɪˈhɛnd]
vb
1. (Law) (tr) to arrest and escort into custody; seize
2. to perceive or grasp mentally; understand
3. (tr) to await with fear or anxiety; dread
[from Latin apprehendere to lay hold of]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. |  apprehend - get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"understand - know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means" figure - understand; "He didn't figure her" catch on, cotton on, get it, get onto, get wise, twig, latch on, tumble - understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on" intuit - know or grasp by intuition or feeling digest - arrange and integrate in the mind; "I cannot digest all this information" |
| 2. |  apprehend - take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals" | |
| 3. |  apprehend - anticipate with dread or anxiety |
apprehend
verb
1. arrest, catch, lift (slang), nick (slang, chiefly Brit.), capture, seize, run in (slang), take, nail (informal), bust (informal), collar (informal), pinch (informal), nab (informal), take prisoner, feel your collar (slang) Police have not apprehended her killer.
arrest free, release, discharge, liberate, let go
arrest free, release, discharge, liberate, let go
2. understand, know, think, believe, imagine, realize, recognize, appreciate, perceive, grasp, conceive, comprehend, get the message, get the picture Only now can I begin to apprehend the power of these forces.
understand miss, misunderstand, be unaware of, be unconscious of, be at cross-purposes, misapprehend, misconceive, get your lines crossed
understand miss, misunderstand, be unaware of, be unconscious of, be at cross-purposes, misapprehend, misconceive, get your lines crossed
Translations
apprehend [ˌæprɪˈhɛnd] vt
[+ suspect, criminal, offender, murderer, culprit] → appréhender, arrêter
(= understand) [+ fact, power] → comprendre, saisir
(= fear) → appréhender
apprehend
v apprehend [apriˈhend]
1 to arrest The police apprehended the thief. vang, aankeer يَعْتَقِل، يُلْقي القَبْض عَلى задържам zatknout anholde; arrestere; pågribe festnehmen συλλαμβάνω detener vahistama دستگیر کردن pidättää appréhender לַעֲצוֹר गिरफ्तार करना uhititi letartóztat menahan, menawan taka til fanga arrestare 逮捕する 체포하다 sulaikyti, areštuoti aizturēt; arestēt memberkas aanhouden pågripe aresztować prender a aresta арестовывать zatknúť zgrabiti, prijeti uhapsiti gripa จับกุม tutuklamak 逮捕 затримувати, заарештовувати گرفتار کرنا bắt giữ 逮捕
2 to understand. begryp, verstaan يَفْهَم разбирам chápat forstå; fatte begreifen κατανοώ comprender mõistma فهمیدن ymmärtää comprendre לְהָבִין समझना shvatiti, razumjeti megért mengerti skilja comprendere 理解する 이해하다 suprasti, suvokti saprast memahami bevatten begripe, forstå, fatte rozumieć compreender a înţelege понимать rozumieť razumeti razumeti fatta, begripa ทำให้เข้าใจ anlamak 瞭解，領悟 розуміти; збагнути سمجھنا hiểu 了解，领悟
n appreˈhension [-ʃən]
1 fear. vrees خَوف схващане obava frygt; ængstelse die Besorgnis φόβος aprensión kartus دلهره؛ ترس pelko appréhension חֲשָש आशंका bojati se félelem, aggódás ketakutan, keprihatinan ótti, kvíði apprensione 不安 두려움 būgštavimas (drūma) nojauta; bažas khuatir bezorgdheid frykt, engstelse obawa medo teamă опасение obava bojazen strah farhåga, oro ความกลัว korku, endişe 擔憂 побоювання, страх اندیشہ ، خوف sự e sợ 畏惧
2 understanding. begrip فَـهْـم разбиране chápání, porozumění forståelse Verständnis κατανόηση comprensión, percepción arusaam فهم؛ درک ymmärrys compréhension הֲבַנָה बोध razumjeti felfogás pengertian skilningur comprensione 理解 이해 supratimas priekšstats; spēja saprast memahami begrip forståelse zrozumienie compreensão înţelegere понимание porozumenie razumevanje shvatanje begripande ความเข้าใจ anlayış 理解(力) розуміння; сприйнятливість تفہیم sự hiểu 理解
adj appreˈhensive [-siv]
anxious; worried an apprehensive expression. angstig خائِف، قَلِق неспокоен bázlivý ængstelig; bekymret besorgt ανήσυχος aprensivo kartlik نگران؛ دلواپس huolestunut appréhensif חוֹשֵש आशंकित zabrinut aggódó khawatir kvíðinn, áhyggjufullur apprensivo 不安な 염려하는 nerimaujantis, susirūpinęs nobažījies; apķērīgs bimbang bezorgd engstelig, bekymret lękliwy, bojaźliwy apreensivo îngrijorat, neliniştit встревоженный bojazlivý vznemirjen zabrinut rädd, orolig วิตกกังวล endişeli 憂慮的 стурбований تشویش مند ، پریشان sợ hãi 忧虑的
adv appreˈhensively
angstig بِخَوف، بِقَلَق неспокойно bázlivě, s obavami ængsteligt; bekymret besorgt ανήσυχα aprensivamente kartlikult با نگرانی huolestuneesti avec appréhension בְחֲשָש आशंकापूर्वक zabrinuto aggódva dengan kekhawatiran með kvíða con apprensione 心配して 염려하여 su nerimu bažīgi dengan bimbang bezorgd engstelig bojaźliwie apreensivamente cu teamă встревоженно bojazlivo vznemirjeno zabrinuto oroligt อย่างวิตกกังวล endişeyle, korkarak 憂慮地 стурбовано تشویش مندی سے một cách lo lắng 忧虑地
n appreˈhensiveness
angstigheid خَوف، قَلَق загриженост obava ængstelse; bekymring die Besorgnis ανησυχία aprensión kartlikkus نگرانی huolestuneisuus appréhension חֲשֶשָנוּת आशंका zabrinutost nyugtalanság kekhawatiran kvíði apprensione 不安 염려함 būgštavimas bailes; baiļu sajūta kebimbangan bezorgdheid engstelse lęk apreensão teamă встревоженность obava bojazen zabrinutost ängslighet ความวิตกกังวล tasa, endişe 憂慮 стурбованість پریشانی ، فکر sự lo lắng 忧虑
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