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Another word for apprehend

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Verb

  1. To take into custody as a prisoner

    See also:

    law

  2. To perceive directly with the intellect

    See also:

    knowledge

  3. To perceive and recognize the meaning of

    Idioms:
    See also:

    understand

  4. To be intuitively aware of

    Idioms:
    See also:

    knowledge

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Another word for apprehend

Verb

  1. To understand

    See also:

    understand

  2. To arrest

    See also:

    arrest

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Sentence Examples

  • To apprehend it is really the first great step in philosophical education.

  • I am confident that the police will apprehend the criminals soon.

  • The child couldn't quite apprehend the idea of going to school every day, making the first few weeks difficult.

  • It was thus comparatively easy to show how the individual could learn to apprehend and embody the moral law in his own conduct.

  • But almost at once he reverted to his former manner of life, and, although James failed to apprehend him, he was forced to take refuge in France about 1595.

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