Another word for apprehend

apprehend Synonyms

apprehend

v.

To understand
perceive, comprehend, grasp; see understand 1.
To arrest
seize, place under arrest, take into custody; see arrest 1.

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Another word for apprehend

verb

To take into custody as a prisoner:
arrest, seize. (Informal) nab, pick up. (Slang) bust, collar, pinch, run in. See law
To perceive directly with the intellect:
compass, comprehend, fathom, grasp, know, understand. (Scots) ken. See knowledge
To perceive and recognize the meaning of:
accept, catch (on), compass, comprehend, conceive, fathom, follow, get, grasp, make out, read, see, sense, take, take in, understand. (Informal) savvy. (Slang) dig. (Chiefly British) twig. (Scots) ken. Idioms: get (or have) a handle on, get the picture. See understand
To be intuitively aware of:
feel, intuit, perceive, sense. Idioms: feel in one's bones, get vibrations. See knowledge