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单词 apprehend
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apprehend

[ ap-ri-hend ]
/ ˌæp rɪˈhɛnd /
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verb (used with object)

to take into custody; arrest by legal warrant or authority: The police apprehended the burglars.
to grasp the meaning of; understand, especially intuitively; perceive.
to expect with anxiety, suspicion, or fear; anticipate: apprehending violence.

verb (used without object)

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

Origin of apprehend

1350–1400; Middle English apprehenden<Latin apprehendere to grasp, equivalent to ap-ap-1 + prehendere to seize (pre-pre- + -hendere to grasp)

OTHER WORDS FROM apprehend

ap·pre·hend·er, nounre·ap·pre·hend, verbun·ap·pre·hend·ed, adjectiveun·ap·pre·hend·ing, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH apprehend

apprehend , comprehend

Words nearby apprehend

appreciable, appreciate, appreciation, appreciative, appreciatory, apprehend, apprehensible, apprehension, apprehensive, apprentice, apprenticeship
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British Dictionary definitions for apprehend

apprehend
/ (ˌæprɪˈhɛnd) /

verb

(tr) to arrest and escort into custody; seize
to perceive or grasp mentally; understand
(tr) to await with fear or anxiety; dread

Word Origin for apprehend

C14: from Latin apprehendere to lay hold of
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