English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Result for Apprehend
Apprehend
(v. t.)
To take or seize; to take hold of.
Apprehend
(v. t.)
Hence: To take or seize (a person) by legal process;
to arrest; as, to apprehend a criminal.
Apprehend
(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.
Apprehend
(v. t.)
To know or learn with certainty.
Apprehend
(v. t.)
To anticipate; esp., to anticipate with anxiety,
dread, or fear; to fear.
Apprehend
(v. i.)
To think, believe, or be of opinion; to understand;
to suppose.
Apprehend
(v. i.)
To be apprehensive; to fear.