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Adjective: apprehended  ,ap-ru'hen-did
  1. Fully understood or grasped
    "these apprehended truths";
    - appreciated, comprehended
Verb: apprehend  ,ap-ri'hend
  1. Get the meaning of something
    - grok [N. Amer, informal], get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig [informal], grasp, compass
     
  2. Take into custody
    "the police apprehended the suspected criminals";
    - collar [informal], nail [informal], arrest, pick up, nab [informal], cop [informal], pinch [Brit, informal], nick [Brit, informal]
     
  3. Anticipate with dread or anxiety
    - quail at

See also: understood

Type of: anticipate, clutch, look for, look to, prehend [archaic], seize, understand

Encyclopedia: Apprehended

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