Associations to the word «Apprehend»
Noun
- Alien
- Evil
- Imagination
- Vigilance
- Proclamation
- Narcotic
- Punishment
- Mohamed
- Geneva
- Potts
- Interrogation
- Truth
- Deportation
- Subtlety
- Perception
- Spy
- Alarm
- Rowley
- Authority
- Contrary
- Consciousness
- Kidnapping
- Writ
- Imprisonment
- Militant
- Terror
- Treachery
- Patrol
- Supposing
- Person
- Pursuit
- Confinement
- Reality
- Henchman
- Sentencing
- Indictment
- Countenance
- Wickedness
- Object
- Circumstance
- Execution
- Understanding
- Insurgent
- Agent
- Goodness
- Sense
- Importation
- Presidency
- Scarcity
- Contemplation
- Indignation
- Thunderbolt
- Outlaw
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
APPREHEND, verb. (transitive) (archaic) To take or seize; to take hold of.
APPREHEND, verb. (transitive) To take or seize (a person) by legal process; to arrest.
APPREHEND, verb. (transitive) To take hold of with the understanding, that is, to conceive in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand; to recognize; to consider.
APPREHEND, verb. (transitive) To anticipate; especially, to anticipate with anxiety, dread, or fear; to fear.
APPREHEND, verb. (intransitive) To think, believe, or be of opinion; to understand; to suppose.
APPREHEND, verb. (intransitive) To be apprehensive; to fear.
Dictionary definition
APPREHEND, verb. Get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?".
APPREHEND, verb. Take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals".
APPREHEND, verb. Anticipate with dread or anxiety.
Wise words
The chief difference between words and deeds is that words
are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds
can be done only for God.