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apprehend

 
Verb apprehend has 3 senses
  1. get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend - get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
    --1 is one way to understand
    Derived forms: noun apprehension2, noun apprehender1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
  2. collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop - take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
    --2 is one way to seize, prehend, clutch
    Derived forms: noun apprehension4, noun apprehender2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
  3. apprehend, quail at - anticipate with dread or anxiety
    --3 is one way to anticipate, look for, look to
    Derived forms: noun apprehension1, noun apprehension3, noun apprehender1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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