Thesaurus: apprehend

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1. v. t. To take or seize; to take hold of.
2. v. t. Hence: To take or seize (a person) by legal process; to arrest; as, to apprehend a criminal.
3. 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.
4. v. t. To know or learn with certainty.
5. v. t. To anticipate; esp., to anticipate with anxiety, dread, or fear; to fear.
6. v. i. To think, believe, or be of opinion; to understand; to suppose.
7. v. i. To be apprehensive; to fear.
8. v. get the meaning of something
9. v. take into custody
10. v. anticipate with dread or anxiety
11. v:100 v. anticipate with dread or anxiety