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apprehended

verb

Meaning

  • To take or seize; to take hold of.

  • To take hold of with the understanding, that is, to conceive in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand; to recognize; to consider.

  • To anticipate; especially, to anticipate with anxiety, dread, or fear; to fear.

  • To think, believe, or be of opinion; to understand; to suppose.

  • To be apprehensive; to fear.

Synonyms

arrest,
believe,
capture,
catch,
conceive,
detain,
dread,
fear,
imagine,
seize,
understand

adjective

Meaning

  • Taken; seized.

    "an apprehended criminal"

  • Conceived; understood.

    "an apprehended concept"

  • Having come to accept an understanding of something.