English verb: apprehend | |||
1. | apprehend (cognition) get the meaning of something | ||
Samples | Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?. | ||
Synonyms | compass, comprehend, dig, get the picture, grasp, grok, savvy | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | understand | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | catch on, cotton on, digest, figure, get it, get onto, get wise, intuit, latch on, tumble, twig | ||
2. | apprehend (contact) take into custody | ||
Samples | The police nabbed the suspected criminals. | ||
Synonyms | arrest, collar, cop, nab, nail, pick up | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | clutch, prehend, seize | ||
3. | apprehend (emotion) anticipate with dread or anxiety | ||
Synonyms | quail at | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | anticipate, look for, look to | ||
Entail | dread, fear | ||