apprehended Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb get the meaning of something
grok; apprehend; dig; comprehend; grasp; compass; savvy; get the picture.
- Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?
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verb take into custody
nab; cop; pick up; apprehend; nail; arrest; collar.
- the police nabbed the suspected criminals
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verb anticipate with dread or anxiety
apprehend; quail at.
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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