Apprehend synonyms
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understand (related)
To become aware of the intended meaning of (a person or remark, for example):
Fathom is defined as to understand completely, or to measure the depth of something.
To arrest
To be very afraid.
misunderstand (antonym)
To understand incorrectly, while thinking one has understood correctly.
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(Slang) To strike or bring down:
To arrest or catch (a felon or wrongdoer)
To detain is defined as to keep someone somewhere or cause someone to be unable to proceed.
To put a collar on
Perceive is defined as to see, hear or feel something or to have an understanding of something.
Recognize is defined as to identify someone or something known at an earlier time.
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exculpate (related)
To see as a probable occurrence; expect:
To reproduce convincingly.
To capture or take by trapping, snaring, or some other means:
To have as part of something larger; encompass or include.
consider believe
To perceive and recognize the meaning of
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To foresee is defined as to anticipate something, predict something or realize something before it occurs.
To make sure; take care:
(--- Historical) To put in legal possession of a feudal holding
To view means to look at.
To point out (a person's behaviour, habits, or actions) in a critical manner.
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To take into custody as a prisoner
To plot or contrive (something harmful)
To reach for and try to seize
(Archaic) To see; look at; descry
To understand as having a certain meaning
To put in words; couch; express
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To come or go after; proceed behind:
(Transgenderism) To recognise (someone) as being transgender.
The definition of sense is to perceive, or be aware of something.
To shorten (a garment) or make it smaller.
To understand; comprehend.
(Slang) To understand fully:
To be aware of; sense:
To know or learn by intuition
get (or have) a handle on
get vibrations
law (related)
(Informal, Dial.) To take legal action (against)
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knowledge (related)
(Obsolete) To confess as true; to acknowledge. [13th-17th c.]
(Slang) To have or to have acquired an intuitive understanding of; to know (something) without having to think (such as knowing the number of objects in a collection without needing to count them: see subitize).
put-to-death (related)
deceive (related)
punish (related)
restrain (related)
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place under arrest
To arrest
To consider probable; expect:
lose (antonym)
Lose is defined as to wind up without something or to fail in a competition.
not catch (antonym)
catch and arrest
quail at
anticipate with dread or anxiety
Find another word for apprehend. In this page you can discover 61 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for apprehend, like: arrest, know, understand, fathom, take into custody, dread, misunderstand, nail, nab, detain and collar.