ENGLISH: apprehend - CREOLE: apreyande



Overview of verb apprehend



The verb apprehend has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)



1. (2) grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend -- (get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?")

2. (1) collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop -- (take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals")

3. apprehend, quail at -- (anticipate with dread or anxiety)

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