apprehend

ap·pre·hend

 (ăp′rĭ-hĕnd′)

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: "Science is the systematic method by which we apprehend what is true about the real world in which we live" (Richard Dawkins). See Synonyms at understand.

3. To become conscious of, as through the emotions or senses; perceive: "She began to look with her own eyes; to see and to apprehend the deeper undercurrents of life" (Kate Chopin).

4. Archaic To anticipate with worry or dread.

v.intr.

To understand something.

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[Middle English apprehenden, from Old French apprehender, from Latin apprehendere, to seize : ad-, ad- + prehendere, to grasp; see ghend- in Indo-European roots.]

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ap′pre·hend′er n.

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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

[C14: from Latin apprehendere to lay hold of]

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ap•pre•hend

(ˌæp rɪˈhɛnd)

v.t.

1. to take into custody; arrest by legal warrant or authority: The police apprehended the burglars.

2. to grasp the meaning of; understand, esp. intuitively; perceive.

3. to expect with anxiety, suspicion, or fear; anticipate: apprehending violence.

v.i.

4. to understand: To apprehend was to forgive.

5. to be apprehensive, suspicious, or fearful; fear.

[1350–1400; < Latin apprehendere to grasp = ap-¹ + prehendere to seize]

ap`pre•hend′er, n.

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apprehend

Past participle: apprehended
Gerund: apprehending

Imperative

apprehend

apprehend

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	apprehend - get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?" comprehend, get the picture, grok, savvy, grasp, compass, dig 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" arrest, collar, cop, nab, nail, pick up clutch, prehend, seize - take hold of; grab; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals"
	3.	apprehend - anticipate with dread or anxiety   quail at look for, look to, anticipate - be excited or anxious about

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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

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

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apprehend

verb

1. To take into custody as a prisoner:

arrest, seize.

Informal: nab, pick up.

Slang: bust, collar, pinch, run in.

2. To perceive directly with the intellect:

compass, comprehend, fathom, grasp, know, understand.

Scots: ken.

3. To perceive and recognize the meaning of:

accept, catch (on), compass, comprehend, conceive, fathom, follow, get, grasp, make out, read, see, sense, take, take in, understand.

Informal: savvy.

Slang: dig.

Chiefly British: twig.

Scots: ken.

Idioms: get a handle on, get the picture.

4. To be intuitively aware of:

feel, intuit, perceive, sense.

Idioms: feel in one's bones, get vibrations.

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Translations

يَعْتَقِل، يُلْقي القَبْض عَلىيَفْهَم

chápatporozumětzatknout

anholdearrestereforståpågribe

begreifenfestnehmenverstehen

atraparcomprender

appréhendercomprendresaisirarrêterattraper

skiljataka til fanga

arrestarecapirecomprenderetimoreapprensivo

areštuotibūgštavimasnerimaujantissu nerimusulaikyti

aizturētapjēgtarestētsaprast

oppfattepågripe

воспринять

anlamakkavramaktutuklamak

理解逮捕

apprehend

[ˌæprɪˈhend] (frm) VT

1. (= arrest) → detener, aprehender

2. (= understand) → comprender

3. (= fear) → recelar, recelar de

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apprehend

[ˌæprɪˈhɛnd] vt

[+ suspect, criminal, offender, murderer, culprit] → appréhender, arrêter

(= understand) [+ fact, power] → comprendre, saisir

(= fear) → appréhender

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apprehend

vt

(= arrest) → festnehmen

(old, form: = understand) → verstehen

(form: = anticipate) → befürchten

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apprehend

[ˌæprɪˈhɛnd] vt (frm) (arrest) → arrestare; (understand) → comprendere

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apprehend

(apriˈhend) verb

1. to arrest. The police apprehended the thief. vang, aankeer يَعْتَقِل، يُلْقي القَبْض عَلى задържам prender zatknout festnehmen anholde; arrestere; pågribe συλλαμβάνωdetener 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 aanhoudenpågripearesztować نیول ، خپریدل 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 يَفْهَم схващам compreender chápat, porozumět begreifen forstå κατανοώcomprender, percibir, captar aru saama فهمیدن؛ درک کردن ymmärtää comprendre לִתְפוֹס बोध होना shvatiti felfog memahami skilja comprendere, capire 理解する 이해하다 suprasti saprast; apjēgt faham begrijpenforstå, oppfatterozumieć پوهیدل، درک کول comprender a înţelege понимать rozumieť razumeti shvatiti uppfatta, begripa เข้าใจ anlamak, kavramak 理解 розуміти ادراک کرنا hiểu 理解

ˌappreˈhension (-ʃən) noun

1. fear. vrees خَوف схващане medo obava die Besorgnis frygt; ængstelse φόβοςaprensión kartus دلهره؛ ترس pelko appréhensionחשש आशंका bojati se félelem, aggódás ketakutan, keprihatinan ótti, kvíði apprensione 不安 두려움 būgštavimas (drūma) nojauta; bažas khuatir bezorgdheidfrykt, engstelseobawa ډار medo teamă опасение obava bojazen strah farhåga, oro ความกลัว korku, endişe 擔憂 побоювання, страх اندیشہ ، خوف sự e sợ 忧虑，畏惧

2. understanding. begrip فَـهْـم разбиране compreensão chápání, porozumění Verständnis forståelse κατανόησηcomprensión, percepción arusaam فهم؛ درک ymmärrys compréhensionהבנה बोध razumjeti felfogás pengertian skilningur comprensione 理解 이해 supratimas priekšstats; spēja saprast memahami begripforståelsezrozumienie پوهه ، درک compreensão înţelegere понимание porozumenie razumevanje shvatanje begripande ความเข้าใจ anlayış 理解(力) розуміння; сприйнятливість تفہیم sự hiểu 理解

ˌappreˈhensive (-siv) adjective

anxious; worried. an apprehensive expression. angstig خائِف، قَلِق неспокоен apreensivo bázlivý besorgt ængstelig; bekymret ανήσυχοςaprensivo kartlik نگران؛ دلواپس huolestunut appréhensif חוֹשֵש आशंकित zabrinut aggódó khawatir kvíðinn, áhyggjufullur apprensivo 不安な 염려하는 nerimaujantis, susirūpinęs nobažījies; apķērīgs bimbang bezorgdengstelig, bekymretlękliwy, bojaźliwy اندیښمن apreensivo îngrijorat, neli­niştit встревоженный bojazlivý vznemirjen zabrinut rädd, orolig วิตกกังวล endişeli 憂慮的 стурбований تشویش مند ، پریشان sợ hãi 忧虑的

ˌappreˈhensively adverb

angstig بِخَوف، بِقَلَق неспокойно apreensivamente bázlivě, s obavami besorgt ængsteligt; bekymret ανήσυχα aprensivamente kartlikult با نگرانی huolestuneesti avec appréhension בְחֲשָש आशंकापूर्वक zabrinuto aggódva dengan kekhawatiran með kvíða con apprensione 心配して 우려하여 su nerimu bažīgi dengan bimbang bezorgdengstelig bojaźliwie له اندیښمنی سره 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

ˌappreˈhensiveness noun

angstigheid خَوف، قَلَق загриженост apreensão obava die Besorgnis ængstelse; bekymring ανησυχίαaprensión kartlikkus نگرانی huolestuneisuus appréhension חֲשֶשָנוּת आशंका zabrinutost nyugtalanság kekhawatiran kvíði apprensione 不安 우려 būgštavimas bailes; baiļu sajūta kebimbangan bezorgdheidengstelselęk اندیښمنی apreensão teamă встревоженность obava bojazen zabrinutost ängslighet ความวิตกกังวล tasa, endişe 憂慮 стурбованісь پریشانی ، فکر sự lo lắng 忧虑

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