apprehend
31apprehend — ap|pre|hend [ ,æprı hend ] verb transitive 1. ) FORMAL to arrest someone 2. ) VERY FORMAL to understand something …
32apprehend — ap·pre·hend || ‚æprɪ hend v. be afraid; catch, arrest; understand, conceive; anticipate …
33apprehend — verb 1》 arrest (someone) for a crime. 2》 understand; perceive. 3》 archaic anticipate with uneasiness or fear. Origin ME: from Fr. appréhender or L. apprehendere, from ad towards + prehendere lay hold of …
34apprehend — I. v. a. 1. Seize, arrest, take, catch, detain, capture, take prisoner. 2. Conceive, imagine, look at, regard, view. 3. See (mentally), perceive, realize, understand, take in, appreciate, take the meaning or point of …
35apprehend — verb (T) 1 formal if a criminal is apprehended, they are found and taken away by the police; arrest 1 (1) 2 old use to understand something …
36apprehend — v 1. arrest, seize, take into custody, haul in; Inf. pick up, Inf. nab, Inf. pinch, Sl. bust, Sl. nail, Sl. run in, put the arm on [s.o.]; capture, catch, Inf. collar, take prisoner; detain, hold, secure; lock up, imprison, jail, incarcerate,… …
37apprehend — ap·pre·hend …
38apprehend — v.t. arrest; become aware of; understand; anticipate with fear. ♦ apprehension, n. ♦ apprehensive, a …
39apprehend — To take hold of, whether with the mind (as to conceive, believe, fear, dread, understand, be conscious or sensible of), or actually and bodily (as to seize or arrest a person). See arrest …
40apprehend — To take hold of, whether with the mind (as to conceive, believe, fear, dread, understand, be conscious or sensible of), or actually and bodily (as to seize or arrest a person). See arrest …
