Word
Apprehend
How many syllables?
3 Syllables
How it's divided?
ap-pre-hend
Definition
- v. t. - To take or seize; to take hold of.
- v. t. - Hence: To take or seize (a person) by legal process;
to arrest; as, to apprehend a criminal.
- v. t. - To take hold of with the understanding, that is, to
conceive in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand; to
recognize; to consider.
- v. t. - To know or learn with certainty.
- v. t. - To anticipate; esp., to anticipate with anxiety,
dread, or fear; to fear.
- v. i. - To think, believe, or be of opinion; to understand;
to suppose.
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