apprehensive

ap·pre·hen·sive  (pr-hnsv)

adj.

1. Anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy. See Synonyms at afraid.

2. Capable of understanding and quick to apprehend.

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appre·hensive·ly adv.

appre·hensive·ness n.

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apprehensive [ˌæprɪˈhɛnsɪv]

adj

fearful or anxious

apprehensively  adv

apprehensiveness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	apprehensive - quick to understand; "a kind and apprehensive friend"- Nathaniel Hawthorne discerning perceptive - having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment; "a perceptive eye"; "a perceptive observation"
	2.	apprehensive - mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc; "apprehensive about her job"; "not used to a city and worried about small things"; "felt apprehensive about the consequences" worried uneasy - lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance; "farmers were uneasy until rain finally came"; "uneasy about his health"; "gave an uneasy laugh"; "uneasy lies the head that wears the crown"; "an uneasy coalition government"; "an uneasy calm"; "an uneasy silence fell on the group"
	3.	apprehensive - in fear or dread of possible evil or harm; "apprehensive for one's life"; "apprehensive of danger" afraid - filled with fear or apprehension; "afraid even to turn his head"; "suddenly looked afraid"; "afraid for his life"; "afraid of snakes"; "afraid to ask questions"

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apprehensive

adjective anxious, concerned, worried, afraid, alarmed, nervous, suspicious, doubtful, uneasy, fearful, neurotic, disquieted, foreboding, twitchy (informal), mistrustful, antsy (informal) People are still terribly apprehensive about the future.
confident, assured, composed, at ease, unafraid, nonchalant

Translations

apprehensive [ˌæprɪˈhensɪv] ADJ → inquieto
I was feeling a little apprehensive → sentía cierta aprensión, me sentía inquieto
he is apprehensive that he might fail the exam → teme or le preocupa suspender el examen
she is apprehensive that some accident might befall her children → teme que or le preocupa que sus hijos puedan tener un accidente
to be apprehensive about sth → estar inquieto por algo
everyone is apprehensive about the ordeals to come → todos están inquietos por los terribles momentos que puedan avecinarse
I'm a bit apprehensive about the trip → el viaje me tiene inquieto
they're a little apprehensive about coming → les inquieta un poco la idea de venir
we were both apprehensive about the reaction of the other players → ambos temíamos la reacción de los otros jugadores
to grow apprehensive → inquietarse
he gave her an apprehensive look → la miró aprensivo or inquieto, le dirigió una mirada de aprensión or inquietud

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apprehensive [ˌæprɪˈhɛnsɪv] adj [person] → inquiet/ète, appréhensif/ive
to be apprehensive of sth [+ consequences] → appréhender qch
to be apprehensive about sth (= fearful) → avoir peur de qch
People are still apprehensive about the future → Les gens ont encore peur de l'avenir.

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apprehensive

adj → ängstlich; to be apprehensive of something → etw befürchten; to be apprehensive that … → fürchten, dass …; he was apprehensive about the future → er schaute mit ängstlicher Sorge or verzagt in die Zukunft; to be apprehensive for somebody/about somebody’s safety → sich (dat) → Sorgen um jdn/jds Sicherheit machen

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apprehensive [ˌæprɪˈhɛnsɪv] adj (person) → in apprensione; (expression) → apprensivo/a

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