Apprehend

v. t.	1.	To take or seize; to take hold of. [imp. & p. p. Apprehended; p. pr. & vb. n. Apprehending.] We have two hands to apprehend it. - Jer. Taylor.
	2.	Hence: To take or seize (a person) by legal process; to arrest; as, to apprehend a criminal.
	3.	To take hold of with the understanding, that is, to conceive in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand; to recognize; to consider. This suspicion of Earl Reimund, though at first but a buzz, soon got a sting in the king's head, and he violently apprehended it. - Fuller. The eternal laws, such as the heroic age apprehended them. - Gladstone.
	4.	To know or learn with certainty. G. You are too much distrustful of my truth. E. Then you must give me leave to apprehend The means and manner how. - Beau. & Fl.
	5.	To anticipate; esp., to anticipate with anxiety, dread, or fear; to fear. The opposition had more reason than the king to apprehend violence. - Macaulay.
v. i.	1.	To think, believe, or be of opinion; to understand; to suppose.
	2.	To be apprehensive; to fear. It is worse to apprehend than to suffer. - Rowe.

Verb	1.	apprehend - get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?" Synonyms: comprehend, get the picture, savvy, grasp, compass, dig
	2.	apprehend - take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals" Synonyms: arrest, collar, cop, nab, nail, pick up
	3.	apprehend - anticipate with dread or anxiety Synonyms: quail at

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