apprehend
21apprehend — /æprəˈhɛnd / (say apruh hend) verb (t) 1. to take into custody; arrest by legal warrant or authority. 2. to grasp the meaning of; understand. 3. Obsolete to entertain suspicion or fear of; anticipate: I apprehend no violence. –verb (i) 4. to… …
22apprehend — v.tr. 1 understand, perceive (apprehend your meaning). 2 seize, arrest (apprehended the criminal). 3 anticipate with uneasiness or fear (apprehending the results). Etymology: F appreacutehender or L apprehendere (as AD , prehendere prehens lay… …
23apprehend, comprehend — Apprehend means to seize, to capture : The sheriff will apprehend the forger. Comprehend means to understand : I did not comprehend the lecturer s remarks …
24apprehend clearly — index discern (detect with the senses) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
25apprehend danger — index fear Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
26apprehend harm — index fear Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
27apprehend punishment — index fear Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
28apprehend — apprehender, n. /ap ri hend /, 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… …
29apprehend — Synonyms and related words: absorb, accept, anticipate, appreciate, arrest, assimilate, be acquainted with, be afraid, be apprised of, be aware of, be cognizant of, be conscious of, be conversant with, be informed, be sensible of, be with one,… …
30apprehend — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. seize, arrest; grasp, see, understand, perceive. See restraint, knowledge. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To understand] Syn. perceive, comprehend, grasp; see understand 1 . 2. [To arrest] Syn. seize, place… …
