Defenition of the word apprehend
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Defenition of the word apprehend
- To seize and keep prisoner.
- To get the meaning of something.
- anticipate with dread or anxiety
- take into custody, as of suspected criminals, by the police
- get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
- take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
- get the meaning of something
- take into custody
Synonyms for the word apprehend
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- arrest
- capture
- catch
- collar
- compass
- comprehend
- cop
- detain
- dig
- get the picture
- grasp
- grok
- nab
- nail
- pick up
- quail at
- savvy
- stop
- take in for questioning
- take into custody
Similar words in the apprehend
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- apprehend
- apprehended
- apprehending
- apprehends
Hyponyms for the word apprehend
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- catch on
- cotton on
- digest
- figure
- get it
- get onto
- get wise
- intuit
- latch on
- tumble
- twig
Hypernyms for the word apprehend
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- anticipate
- clutch
- look for
- look to
- prehend
- seize
- understand
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