Apprehend Definition
ăprĭ-hĕnd
apprehended, apprehending, apprehends
verb
apprehended, apprehending, apprehends
To take into custody; arrest.
Apprehended the murderer.
American Heritage
To take into custody; capture or arrest.
Webster's New World
To understand.
Webster's New World
To grasp mentally; understand.
American Heritage
To take hold of mentally; perceive; understand.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- misunderstand
- not catch
- lose
Origin of Apprehend
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Middle English apprehenden from Old French apprehender from Latin apprehendere to seize ad- ad- prehendere to grasp ghend- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French apprehender (> French appréhender), from Latin apprehendere. Compare Spanish aprender.
From Wiktionary
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