apprehended Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb get the meaning of something
    grok; apprehend; dig; comprehend; grasp; compass; savvy; get the picture.
    • Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?
  2. verb take into custody
    nab; cop; pick up; apprehend; nail; arrest; collar.
    • the police nabbed the suspected criminals
  3. verb anticipate with dread or anxiety
    apprehend; quail at.
  4. adjective satellite fully understood or grasped
    appreciated; comprehended.
    • dangers not yet appreciated
    • these apprehended truths
    • a thing comprehended is a thing known as fully as it can be known

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