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1 appréhender
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2 comprendre
apprehend, catch, comprehend, comprise, conceive, fathom, get, realize, take in, understand -
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appréhender [apʀeɑ̃de]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verba. ( = arrêter) to apprehendb. ( = redouter) to dreadc. ( = comprendre) to grasp* * *apʀeɑ̃de1) ( arrêter) [police] to arrest, to apprehend sout3) ( concevoir) fml to comprehend [phénomène]* * *apʀeɑ̃de vt1) (= craindre) to dreadJ'appréhende cette réunion. — I'm dreading this meeting.
2) (= arrêter) to apprehend3) (comprendre) [phénomène, réalité] to comprehend* * *appréhender verb table: aimer vtr2 ( redouter) to dread [rencontre, avenir, examen]; appréhender de faire to dread doing; elle appréhende de voyager seule she dreads travellingGB on her own; tu appréhendes qu'il vienne te voir? are you frightened that he might come and see you?; j'appréhende toujours un peu les examens I'm always a bit apprehensive before exams;[apreɑ̃de] verbe transitif1. [craindre - examen, réaction] to feel apprehensive about
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Apprehend — Ap pre*hend ([a^]p pr[ e]*h[e^]nd ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Apprehended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Apprehending}.] [L. apprehendere; ad + prehendere to lay hold of, seize; prae before + hendere (used only in comp.); akin to Gr. chanda nein to hold, contain … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
apprehend — 1 *arrest, detain, attach Analogous words: seize, *take: capture, *catch Contrasted words: release, discharge, liberate, *free 2 Apprehend, comprehend mean to lay hold of something with the mind so as to know it but together … New Dictionary of Synonyms
apprehend — apprehend, comprehend In the meanings in which they overlap, these two words denote slightly different aspects of understanding. Apprehend means to grasp or perceive a general idea or concept, whereas comprehend means to understand an argument or … Modern English usage
Apprehend — Ap pre*hend , v. i. 1. To think, believe, or be of opinion; to understand; to suppose. [1913 Webster] 2. To be apprehensive; to fear. [1913 Webster] It is worse to apprehend than to suffer. Rowe. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
apprehend — ap·pre·hend /ˌa prə hend/ vt [Latin apprehendere to seize, arrest, from ad to + prehendere to seize]: arrest Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
apprehend, comprehend — Apprehend means to seize, to capture : The sheriff will apprehend the forger. Comprehend means to understand : I did not comprehend the lecturer s remarks … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
apprehend — [v1] catch and arrest bag*, bust*, capture, collar, cop*, grab, nab, nail*, place under arrest, run in, seize, take in, take into custody, take prisoner; concepts 90,191,317 Ant. lose, not catch apprehend [v2] understand absorb, accept,… … New thesaurus
apprehend clearly — index discern (detect with the senses) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
apprehend danger — index fear Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
apprehend harm — index fear Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
apprehend punishment — index fear Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
