apprehend

ap·pre·hend

A0382900 (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.

apprehend

(ˌæprɪˈhɛnd) vb1. (Law) (tr) to arrest and escort into custody; seize2. to perceive or grasp mentally; understand3. (tr) to await with fear or anxiety; dread[C14: from Latin apprehendere to lay hold of]

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.

apprehend

Past participle: apprehended
Gerund: apprehending

Imperative
apprehend
apprehend

Present
I apprehend
you apprehend
he/she/it apprehends
we apprehend
you apprehend
they apprehend

Preterite
I apprehended
you apprehended
he/she/it apprehended
we apprehended
you apprehended
they apprehended

Present Continuous
I am apprehending
you are apprehending
he/she/it is apprehending
we are apprehending
you are apprehending
they are apprehending

Present Perfect
I have apprehended
you have apprehended
he/she/it has apprehended
we have apprehended
you have apprehended
they have apprehended

Past Continuous
I was apprehending
you were apprehending
he/she/it was apprehending
we were apprehending
you were apprehending
they were apprehending

Past Perfect
I had apprehended
you had apprehended
he/she/it had apprehended
we had apprehended
you had apprehended
they had apprehended

Future
I will apprehend
you will apprehend
he/she/it will apprehend
we will apprehend
you will apprehend
they will apprehend

Future Perfect
I will have apprehended
you will have apprehended
he/she/it will have apprehended
we will have apprehended
you will have apprehended
they will have apprehended

Future Continuous
I will be apprehending
you will be apprehending
he/she/it will be apprehending
we will be apprehending
you will be apprehending
they will be apprehending

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been apprehending
you have been apprehending
he/she/it has been apprehending
we have been apprehending
you have been apprehending
they have been apprehending

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been apprehending
you will have been apprehending
he/she/it will have been apprehending
we will have been apprehending
you will have been apprehending
they will have been apprehending

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been apprehending
you had been apprehending
he/she/it had been apprehending
we had been apprehending
you had been apprehending
they had been apprehending

Conditional
I would apprehend
you would apprehend
he/she/it would apprehend
we would apprehend
you would apprehend
they would apprehend

Past Conditional
I would have apprehended
you would have apprehended
he/she/it would have apprehended
we would have apprehended
you would have apprehended
they would have apprehended

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, digunderstand - 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 feelingdigest - 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 upclutch, 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 atlook for, look to, anticipate - be excited or anxious about

apprehend

verb1. 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 go2. 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

apprehend

verb1. 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.

Translations

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apprehend

(apriˈhend) verb1. to arrest. The police apprehended the thief. 逮捕 逮捕2. to understand. 理解 理解ˌappreˈhension (-ʃən) noun1. fear. 擔憂 忧虑，畏惧 2. understanding. 理解(力) 理解ˌappreˈhensive (-siv) adjective anxious; worried. an apprehensive expression. 憂慮的 忧虑的ˌappreˈhensively adverb 憂慮地 忧虑地ˌappreˈhensiveness noun 憂慮 忧虑