Get Affordable VMs - excellent virtual server hosting


browse words by letter
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
apprehend

apprehend definition

apprehend


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  apprehend 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  apprehend 
 
  Sense  1 
  get  the  picture,  comprehend,  savvy,  dig,  grasp,  compass,  apprehend 
  =>  figure 
  =>  catch  on  get  onto  tumble,  latch  on  cotton  on  twig,  get  it 
  =>  intuit 
  =>  digest 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  apprehend 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  apprehend 
 
  Sense  1 
  get  the  picture,  comprehend,  savvy,  dig,  grasp,  compass,  apprehend 
  =>  figure 
  =>  catch  on  get  onto  tumble,  latch  on  cotton  on  twig,  get  it 
  =>  intuit 
  =>  digest 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  apprehend 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  apprehend 
 
  Sense  3 
  apprehend,  quail  at 
  =>  fear,  dread 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  apprehend 
 
  3  senses  of  apprehend 
 
  Sense  1 
  get  the  picture,  comprehend,  savvy,  dig,  grasp,  compass,  apprehend 
  =>  understand 
 
  Sense  2 
  collar,  nail,  apprehend,  arrest,  pick  up  nab,  cop 
  =>  seize,  prehend,  clutch 
 
  Sense  3 
  apprehend,  quail  at 
  =>  anticipate,  look  for  look  to 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  apprehend 
 
  apprehend  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  apprehend 
 
  Sense  1 
  get  the  picture,  comprehend,  savvy,  dig,  grasp,  compass,  apprehend 
  =>  understand 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  collar,  nail,  apprehend,  arrest,  pick  up  nab,  cop 
  =>  seize,  prehend,  clutch 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  apprehend,  quail  at 
  =>  anticipate,  look  for  look  to 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  apprehend 
  apprehender 
 
  Overview  of  verb  apprehend 
 
  The  verb  apprehend  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  get  the  picture,  comprehend,  savvy,  dig,  grasp,  compass,  apprehend  --  (get  the  meaning  of  something  "Do  you  comprehend  the  meaning  of  this  letter?") 
  2.  (1)  collar,  nail,  apprehend,  arrest,  pick  up  nab,  cop  --  (take  into  custody,  as  of  suspected  criminals,  by  the  police) 
  3.  apprehend,  quail  at  --  (anticipate  with  dread  or  anxiety) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  apprehend 
  apprehended 
 
  Overview  of  verb  apprehend 
 
  The  verb  apprehend  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  get  the  picture,  comprehend,  savvy,  dig,  grasp,  compass,  apprehend  --  (get  the  meaning  of  something  "Do  you  comprehend  the  meaning  of  this  letter?") 
  2.  (1)  collar,  nail,  apprehend,  arrest,  pick  up  nab,  cop  --  (take  into  custody,  as  of  suspected  criminals,  by  the  police) 
  3.  apprehend,  quail  at  --  (anticipate  with  dread  or  anxiety) 



apprehend definition